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Biography

The son of Clyde Ira Selby and Sarah E. McIntyre Selby, he attended West Virginia University in his hometown, earning Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in theater, followed by a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University. He would eventually bring his Dark Shadows character to film with the second Dark Shadows movie, Night of Dark Shadows, released in 1971 after the TV series' cancellation. A year before joining Falcon Crest in 1982, he played the villainous Michael Tyronne on the final season of the NBC primetime serial Flamingo Road. Selby's movie credits include co-starring roles with Barbra Streisand in Up the Sandbox (1972) and with Ron Leibman in The Super Cops (1974),White Squall, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Raise the Titanic, and Surviving Christmas (2004). He has recently reprised the role of Quentin Collins for a new series of Dark Shadows audio dramas from Big Finish Productions. WVU Mountaineer Mascot statue in front of the Mountainlair Student Union. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Southern Illinois University is a university in southern Illinois with two institutions and multiple campuses. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 horror film by Dan Curtis. ... Falcon Crest was an American primetime television soap opera about the feud between the Channings and the Giobertis, two separate rich wine families in West Central California, around San Francisco in a fictional town, Tuscany Valley. ... It has been suggested that NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... Flamingo Road was NBCs first attempt to jump into the 1980s primetime soap opera craze. ... Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942 as Barbara Joan Streisand), is a two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director. ... Up The Sandbox is a 1972 film by Irvin Kershner. ... Wide eyed actor Ron Leibman was born in 1937. ... The Super Cops is a 1974 film starring Ron Leibman and David Selby. ... White squall may refer to: White Squall, 1996 dramatic film directed by Ridley Scott White squall, a meteorological phenomenon White Squall, a song by Stan Rogers Category: ... Clive Cussler is an American adventure novelist. ... Promotional poster for Surviving Christmas Surviving Christmas is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Mike Mitchell, and stars Ben Affleck. ...

His writing includes the plays Lincoln and James and Final Assault as well as the poetry collections My Mother's Autumn and Happenstance.

Awards

West Virginia University in 1998 awarded Selby its the first Life Achievement Award from the College of Creative Arts, and an honorary doctorate in 2004.

References

• David Selby at the Internet Movie Database
• Official David Selby Web Site
• Criseyde's David Selby Site
• Original Dark Shadows Audio Dramas starring David Selby