While attending New York University, where he earned a degree in Communications, Alan Landsburg worked, like so many future television shapers, as a page at NBC. After joining the NBC radio affiliate in New York as a producer/writer, he went on to a prominent career in documentaries. He began in television as a director and producer on the "Biography" series (1961). In 1964 Landsburg's film "Kennedy, The First Thousand Days" received a standing ovation at the Democratic Convention. Also in 1964, he produced some "National Geographic Specials," and some "Time-Life Specials: The March of Time" the next hear. He was executive producer of "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" (1966). Then, in the early 1970s, he formed Alan Landsburg Productions and started producing and directing movies for television that had an outdoor theme. One of Landsburg's most successful ventures was the TV series "In Search of...", which ran on NBC from 1976 until 1982. Hosted by Leonard Nimoy, it explored many paranormal areas and presented images that had never been seen before on television. All during this time, Landsburg was producing many "movies of the week," including "Bill," with Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid (1981), and "Adam" (1983), which introduced the story of "America's Most Wanted"'s John Walsh to television viewers. As far as feature films go, Landsburg has been executive producer of THE WHITE LIONS (1981), PORKY'S II: THE NEXT DAY (1983) and JAWS 3-D (1983). Alan Landsburg Productions was later bought by Reeves Communications. Landsburg is the father of actress Valerie Landsburg.  Nominated for Documentary (Features) 1971: ALASKA WILDERNESS LAKE 1 nomination