Russell Morash
Russell Morash (1936–2024) was an American television producer and director best known as the creator of This Old House. A longtime producer at WGBH in Boston, he also worked on influential programs including The French Chef, The Victory Garden, and The New Yankee Workshop. Morash helped pioneer instructional television by putting skilled craftspeople and experts at the center of practical, real-world programs. His work on This Old House, which debuted in 1979, helped establish the modern home-improvement television genre.
- Known for
- Creator
- Born
- 1936-02-11 · Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 2024-06-19
Known for
- This Old House (1979) — Executive Producer
- American Masters (1986) — Self
- Ask This Old House (2002) — Creator
- Julia (2021) — Self
- The French Chef (1963) — Director
- Between Time and Timbuktu (1972) — Sandy Abernathy
- The New Yankee Workshop (1989) — Creator
- Julia Child & Company (1978) — Producer
- The Victory Garden: Vegetable Video (1986) — Director
- Assignment: Shoot the Moon (1967) — Director
- The Way to Cook (1985) — Director
- Creative Living with Sheryl Borden — Creator
- This Old House: Trade School (2017) — Creator