Personal details
Known for
Creator
Gender
Male
Born
11 กุมภาพันธ์ 1936
Died
19 มิถุนายน 2024
Place of birth
Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
Russ Morash
Biography
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.
