Larry Auerbach was synonymous with New York daytime drama, starting with Love of Life, which he directed for 28 years. When the show ended in 1980, its final scene showed Auerbach walking from set to set, turning off the lights. The show's demise — at the time it was the second-oldest show on the air — was reported by Walter Cronkite on that evening's news.
Following Love of Life, Auerbach went on to direct several other New York daytime dramas, including All My Children, Another World, As the World Turns and One Life to Live, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award.
Larry Auerbach was synonymous with New York daytime drama, starting with Love of Life, which he directed for 28 years. When the show ended in 1980, its final scene showed Auerbach walking from set to set, turning off the lights. The show's demise — at the time it was the second-oldest show on the air — was reported by Walter Cronkite on that evening's news.
Following Love of Life, Auerbach went on to direct several other New York daytime dramas, including All My Children, Another World, As the World Turns and One Life to Live, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award.
In addition to his work as a director, Auerbach was deeply involved with the Directors Guild of America, serving as its national vice president as well as sitting on its national board and the board of the union's pension and health plan. During his 50-plus years at the DGA, he was a forceful advocate for greater recognition of New York directors and daytime television. In 1991, he was awarded the DGA Robert Aldrich Award. In 2004 he was named a DGA Honorary Life Member, joining a small elite group that includes Charles Chaplin, David Lean, Frank Capra, Walt Disney, Louis B. Mayer, Jack L. Warner and Chuck Jones.
Auerbach died on December 20, 2014, in La Jolla, California. He was 91.
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