Claudio Guzmán

Who was Claudio Guzmán?

Claudio Guzmán was a Chilean-American television director, producer, art director, and production designer. He is perhaps best known for his work as director and producer of the television series I Dream of Jeannie.

Guzmán was nominated for an Emmy Award for his art direction on the 1953-54 series Where's Raymond?. He was also an art director at Desilu, on television shows such as Make Room for Daddy, The Real McCoys, and The Lucy Show.

In addition to I Dream of Jeannie, Guzmán directed such programs as The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Patty Duke Show, The Fugitive, The Flying Nun, The Partridge Family, and Harper Valley P.T.A.. He was also an executive producer on the series Villa Alegre, for which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

He was married in 1964 to Anna Maria Alberghetti with whom he had two daughters. They were divorced in 1974. In 1981 he married Martha J. McAuliffe.