Frances Buss Buch, a pioneer of network TV and the first female TV director in the U.S., has died. She was 92.
Buch died Tuesday at a rest home near Hendersonville in western North Carolina, her great-nephew, Mark Spencer, confirmed Saturday.
"She was presented with an opportunity, especially as a woman, at a time when broadcasting was definitely a man's world. She seized it and had no problem getting in there and mixing it up with the guys," said Spencer, of Northbrook, Illinois. "It was that boldness as a woman that led to her success."
While taking acting classes, performing off-Broadway and modeling in New York City, Buch …
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