Foster directed the 1967 pilot episode of '' Rowan & Martin 's Laugh-In '' , which earned him the only Emmy nomination of his career . Foster went on to direct the television broadcasts of the 23rd and 24th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1971 and 1972 respectively . He also directed the AFI Life Achievement Award : A Tribute to James Cagney in 1974 , for which he won a Directors Guild of America Award in 1975
24th Primetime Emmy Awards
24th Primetime Emmy Awards
Bill Foster (director)