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\n\tHe produced and directed the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and served as executive producer of the 2002 Winter Olympics ceremony.<\/p>\n
\n\tHe worked on many superstar specials, including Goldie & Liza Together<\/em> (1981), where Oscar winners Goldie Hawn and Liza Minnelli memorably teamed up. Others included Willie Nelson: Texas Style<\/em> (1989), Sonny & Cher: Cher Remembers<\/em> (1999), Barbra Streisand: Timeless <\/em>(2000) and James Taylor: One Man Band<\/em> (2007). He also worked on dance specials headlined by Twyla Tharp, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines, and comedy specials starring Eddie Murphy and Don Rickles.<\/p>\n\n\tMischer worked on many \u201cevent\u201d TV specials, keyed to anniversaries or re-openings. Among them: Irving Berlin\u2019s 100th Birthday at Carnegie Hall<\/em> (1988), Carnegie Hall: Live at 100<\/em> (1991), Bob Hope: The First 90 Years<\/em> (1992), To Life: Israel\u2019s 50th Anniversary Celebration<\/em> (1998) and National September 11 Memorial & Museum Dedication <\/em>(2014).<\/p>\n\n\tMischer\u2019s first major credit in TV was directing Great American Dream Machine<\/em> on PBS (1970-71). That led to directing In Concert<\/em>, a late-night music series on ABC (1973-75).<\/p>\n\n\tMischer produced the 2004 Democratic National Convention, which led to a rare, if understandable, slip on his part. After John Kerry\u2019s speech accepting the nomination for president, balloons were supposed to drop from the ceiling onto the delegates below. However, the balloons got stuck and did not fall. Mischer lost his temper and let out a string of expletives \u2014 which went out live on CNN.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn January 2009, Mischer had a happier experience when he produced and directed We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration<\/em> at the Lincoln Memorial, which featured performances by Beyonc\u00e9 and Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n\n\tMischer received 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, a record 10 Directors Guild of America Awards for outstanding directorial achievement, two NAACP Image Awards, and a Peabody Award (for Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever<\/em>). In 2012, he received the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America. In 2014, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2019, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America (DGA).<\/p>\n\n\tIn November 2023, Mischer published his memoir :10 Seconds to Air: My Life in the Director\u2019s Chair. <\/em>Kirkus Reviews called it \u201ca frank, insightful recollection of an accomplished career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cDon was simply iconic,\u201d Lesli Linka Glatter, president of the DGA, said in a statement. \u201cHis mastery of directing live events was a fast-paced symphony of meticulous planning combined with on-the-spot decision-making that elevated our nation\u2019s greatest cultural events, always capturing the human spirit behind them. \u2026 Don\u2019s skill as a director elevated the emotions, excitement and importance of these live worldwide moments, creating lifelong memories for audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter directing and producing hundreds of hours of live television, Mischer knew what he was doing and felt at peace when a show went live.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThere\u2019s nothing like that feeling that the clock is ticking down and you\u2019re sitting in the truck, and then suddenly it\u2019s time, and everybody gets quiet,\u201d he told the Los Angeles Times<\/em> in 2010. \u201cThat\u2019s when I get calm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tMischer is survived by his wife, Suzan; four children, Heather, Jennifer, Charlie and Lily; and two grandchildren, Everly and Tallulah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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