Ted Peshak

Directing·Dec 22, 1917·Plymouth, Iowa

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Ted Peshak was born Theodore Joseph Peshak on Dec. 22, 1917, in Plymouth, Iowa. He was the house director for Coronet Instructional Media, a major producer of the genre known as "classroom training films", in the 1940s and 1950s. Many of the actors appearing in his films were his family, friends and neighbors from Libertyville, IL, where he lived. He was trained as a journalist at the University of Iowa and was a photographer during his Army service during World War II, and also photographed and directed training films during his army hitch. After working at a variety of jobs, including an advertising agency, he went to work for Coronet as a director, his debut there being Shy Guy (1947) (its leading man was future Bewitched (1964) star Dick York). He eventually left Coronet and started his own company, Peshak Films, and directed industrial films for a variety of clients, including McDonald's and the American Health Care Association. He left the filmmaking business in the 1960s and became a successful real-estate developer in Illinois. He died in Lake Forest, IL, on Oct. 9, 2006, of colon cancer.

Film	Credit
CChoosing Your Marriage Partner1952 · Director	Director
DDate Etiquette1952 · Director	Director
Good Table Manners1951 · Director	Director
Make Your Own Decisions1951 · Director	Director
What to Do on a Date1951 · Director	Director
IImprove Your Personality1951 · Director	Director
Going Steady?1951 · Director	Director
How Do You Know It's Love?1950 · Director	Director
Good Sportsmanship1950 · Director	Director
The Fun of Making Friends1950 · Director	Director
Understand Your Emotions1950 · Director	Director
DDeveloping Friendships1950 · Director	Director
Appreciating Our Parents1950 · Director	Director
EEarning Money While Going to School1950 · Director	Director
Control Your Emotions1950 · Director	Director
Act Your Age (Emotional Maturity)1949 · Director	Director
Choosing Your Occupation1949 · Director	Director
AAre You a Good Citizen?1949 · Director	Director
OOur Living Constitution1949 · Mr. Herndon	Mr. Herndon
Exercise and Health1949 · Director	Director
Family Life1949 · Director	Director
Everyday Courtesy1948 · Director	Director
Shy Guy1947 · Director	Director
Are You Popular?1947 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
HHow Billy Keeps CleanDirector	Director