Biography
Sandy Howard (1927–2008) was an American film and television producer. A native of the Bronx, New York City, he began his career writing short stories and working as a publicist for Broadway shows. At the age of nineteen he directed episodes of the children's television programme Howdy Doody and later produced Captain Kangaroo. He also produced the radio programme The Barry Gray Show (1951–1958).
In the 1960s Howard moved to Hollywood. His film productions include A Man Called Horse (1970) and Man in the Wilderness (1971). He served as executive producer on Meteor (1979), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) and The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976). Howard wrote and was executive producer on Vice Squad (1982).
