Bruce Bilson
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| Born | (1928-05-19) May 19, 1928 (age 96)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1955–2006 |
| Spouses | Mona Weichman
(m. 1955; div. 1976) (m. 1981) |
| Children | 2, including Danny Bilson |
| Relatives | Rachel Bilson (granddaughter) |
Bruce Bilson (born May 19, 1928) is an American film director and television director. He is most notable for his work as a regular director on the spy spoof Get Smart. He won the 1967–1968 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the third season Get Smart episode "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye".
Bilson was born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents. His mother, Hattie Bilson (née Dratwa; 1907–2004), was an American screenwriter, and his father, George Bilson (1902–1981), was a British producer/writer/director of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who was born in Leeds, England.[1] His brother, Malcolm is a fortepianist and professor of piano at Cornell University.
Bilson graduated from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 1950.[2][3]
Bilson married Mona Weichman on August 31, 1955; they divorced in 1976. They had two children, Danny Bilson (born 1956), a film and video game writer/producer and father of actress Rachel Bilson, and Julie Ahlberg, a film producer.[4]
Bilson married Renne Jarrett in 1981.[citation needed]
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