Description:
Boris Sagal was born on 18 October 1923 in Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for The Omega Man (1971), The Name of the Game (1968) and Rich Man, Poor Man (1976). He was married to Marge Champion and Sara Macon. He died on 22 May 1981 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Birthday
October 18, 1923
Born In
Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine]
Spouse/Ex-
Marge Champion January 1, 1977 - May 22, 1981 (his death),Sara Macon June 3, 1952 - September 1, 1975 (her death)
Trivia
He was killed early in the production of the TV film World War III (1982) in a
helicopter accident in Oregon. He had just returned from filming aerial
shots, his helicopter landing in the parking lot of the Timberline
lodge on Mt. Hood (the exteriors location from The Shining (1980)). Preoccupied
with his work, he inadvertently turned the wrong way upon getting out
of the helicopter, walking directly into the rear rotor blade; he died
of severe head and shoulder injuries after emergency surgery 60 miles
away in Portland. Astonishingly, filming resumed the very next day with
a new director.
