Q:Facts:   - years active: 1954-2002    - birth name: joseph lawrence scanlan      - birth date: 16 september 1929    - name: joseph l. scanlan    - birth place: brooklyn , new york , u.s.    - occupation: television & film director   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph l. scanlan .
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joseph l. scanlan -lrb- born joseph lawrence scanlan september 16 , 1929 -rrb- is an american film and television director who has also directed episodes for such popular tv shows as ' , `` what 's happening !! '', ' , `` falcon crest '' , `` land of the lost '' , and also the nbc-tv soap operas `` somerset '' and `` another world '' in the early 1970s .he also directed four episodes of ' during its first season , and also , an episode of gene roddenberry 's ' .