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J.D. Feigelson

Producer, screenwriter, and director, J.D. Feigelson was born here in Beaumont, Texas.

During his college years, here at Lamar University (then Lamar Tech) Feigelson worked at the CBS affiliate Channel 6 in Beaumont.

In 1969, Feigelson relocated to nearby Houston to continue his commercial production in the larger market. Here he formed the film studio of Feigelson, Giertz & Hall absorbing several other studios. FGH, as it was known, produced commercial and corporate films for companies including Texaco, Penzoil, Exxon and the governor of Texas re-election campaign. Their facilities were also used by several hollywood production companies when filming in Houston.

During this time, Feigelson produced a Civil War drama entitled One of the Missing. A mutual friend had introduced Feigelson to author Ray Bradbury who saw the film. He was impressed by the work and offered to mentor Feigelson in screen writing. The relationship exists to this day. Bradbury later hosted the premiere of One of the Missing when it appeared on PBS.

The success of this film led Feigelson to Los Angles in 1981 and the production of Dark Night of the Scarecrow, his first commercial television network movie. It has since become a cult classic appearing annually at Halloween.

Feigelson continues this work in Los Angeles.

His list of motion picture and television credits includes The Lake - NBC movie, 1998 (writer/executive producer); Nightmare on the 13th Floor - USA cable movie, 1990 (writer); Houston: The Legend of Texas aka Gone to Texas - CBS special three hour movie, 1986 (executive producer); Chiller - CBS movie 1985 (writer/producer); "The Twilight Zone" - CBS series, 1985 (director/writer of two episodes); The Covenant - NBC movie/pilot, 1985 (writer/supervising producer); Cry for the Strangers - CBS movies, 1982 (adaption writer); Dark Night of the Scarecrow - CBS movie, 1981 (writer). One of the Missing - PBS special, 1979 (writer/producer/director); The Windsplitter - independent feature, 1971 (writer/director).

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