▁the ▁Ring ling ▁Brothers ▁Circ us ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden , ▁the ▁M acy ' s ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁Par ade , ▁the ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁Awards , ▁President ▁Tr uman ▁deliver ing ▁his ▁NA AC P ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Memorial , ▁and ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁when ▁Russian ▁Premier ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev ▁b anged ▁his ▁sh oe ▁on ▁his ▁des k ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁point . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁produced ▁many ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁ad ▁ag encies ; ▁L ucky ▁St rike , ▁Bell ▁Tele phone , ▁Aqu a ▁Vel va , ▁and ▁J ell - O . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁positions ▁for ▁N BC , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁producer ▁of ▁programs ▁for ▁Sc oph ony ▁television , ▁television ▁director ▁for ▁R CA , ▁stage ▁manager ▁for ▁many ▁Off - B road way ▁produ ctions ▁and ▁the ▁Glo be ▁Theatre . ▁He ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁films ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Sign al ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁Energy ▁Commission , ▁director ▁of ▁industrial ▁shows ▁for ▁Dep ic to ▁Films , ▁General ▁Mot ors , ▁and ▁Arm strong ▁C ork . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Sar at oga ▁Summer ▁Theatre , ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Theatre ▁Wing , ▁and ▁produced ▁Edu c ational ▁television ▁programs ▁on ▁the ▁Reg ents ▁TV ▁Project ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Sim pson ▁wed ▁his ▁wife