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- David J. Eagle is an award-winning television director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his direction of 13 episodes of the science fiction series, Babylon 5 including "Severed Dreams", which won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, and the CBS Schoolbreak Special, "Kids Killing Kids" for which he received the Outstanding Children's Program Emmy Award as writer, director and producer. Born in Staten Island, New York on January 31, 1954, Eagle grew up first in Elizabeth, New Jersey (1954- 1959), then moved to Edgewater, New Jersey (1959-1963) when his dad, Norman Eagle, became the school psychologist for the Fort Lee Public Schools. His mom, Betty Eagle, was at that time an elementary school teacher in Rutherford, NJ. In 1963, the family (brothers Jeremy born 1955 and Harry born 1957) moved to Englewood, New Jersey after it was announced that the public schools were going to be integrated. David's parents thought it would be a good idea for their children to grow up in a town that was ethnically and culturally diverse. David and his brothers spent most of their formative years there in Englewood. Moved and inspired by the civil rights and peace movements, David became a student activist during the turbulent late 1960's and early 70's. He volunteered as a youth coordinator for Eugene McCarthy's bid for President in 1968. A few years later, as a high school Draft Counselor, he worked with young draft age men at Dwight Morrow High School as well as at other nearby schools and after school and weekends at a non-profit organization in Teaneck, NJ called The Peace Center (he later served on the board of that organization along with actor Alan Alda), providing information and counsel about the draft and consciencious objection to war. On several occasions, he actually boarded the buses that took young men to their Army inductions in Hackensack and provided last minute draft counseling. Several young men took his advice and when the buses arrived at the induction center, they left with David who assisted them with deferments and other advice that relieved them of their draft obligations. Once discovered by the authorities, he was banned from the buses. During those years, David also led several student protests and walk-outs from school and organized bus trips to major anti-war demonstrations in New York City and Washington, DC in 1969 and 1970. It was in 1970 that David met Danny Bennett, the oldest son of singer Tony Bennett. The two hit it off from the start. They had everything in common - interested in the same music, big Beatles fans, intellectual equals, a strong feeling about peace activism... and their birthdays were just a few days apart. Before long, they were both organizing peace rallies and related activities. He attended SUNY at Stony Brook (now Stony Brook University), graduating with honors in history and film production in 1977. It was there that he met local NY children's TV host, Sonny Fox and became his "assistant" when Sonny taught a few courses on Television at Stony Brook. Shortly thereafter, he drove out to Los Angeles and with the help of Mr. Fox, got his first job in the TV and Film industry with Alan Landsberg Productions.
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- David J. Eagle is an award-winning television director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his direction of 13 episodes of the science fiction series, Babylon 5 including "Severed Dreams", which won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, and the CBS Schoolbreak Special, "Kids Killing Kids" for which he received the Outstanding Children's Program Emmy Award as writer, director and producer.
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