Emmy-winning director Bruce Gowers is no more

Emmy awardwinning director of American Idol The Search for a Superstar and the original video for Bohemian Rhapsody Bruce Gowers passed away aged 82 on January 15 in his Santa Monica home after suffering from an acute respiratory infectionHis family members confirmed the news of his demise to Variety a USbased news outletAlso ReadBohemian Rhapsody screenwriter sues biopics producers over profit claimsAccording to Variety over the span of eight seasons from 2002 to 2011 Gowers directed 234 episodes of American Idol earning him five Grammy nominations and one win for outstanding directing on a variety music or comedy series in 2009For his work on the television special Fleetwood Mac The Dance in 1997 Gowers was nominated for the same Emmy award that year In 1985 he was nominated for best videotape editing for a limited series or special along with the editors of The Fifth International Guinness Book of World RecordsGowers born in New Kilbride Scotland started his career in London while enrolled at the BBC Training College In the end Gowers agreed to work for networks like Rediffusion and London Weekend Television where he would be directing and producing employeesIn the control room which he would frequently inhabit as a director for television programmes and music videos Gowers was happiest according to his familyAlso ReadGuinness World Records awards a certificate to the late Shakuntala DeviAfter serving as the director of the renowned music video for Queens Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975 Gowers found himself overnight in the limelight Gowers had numerous opportunities to collaborate with musicians throughout the years including the Rolling Stones 10cc Rod Stewart the Bee Gees Alice Cooper Journey Supertramp Michael Jackson Rush Santana Prince REO Speedwagon Toto John Mellencamp and othersGowers moved to California later in the 1970s where he continued to create and direct important award ceremonies like the Primetime Emmy Awards the Billboard Awards and the MTV AwardsGowers received his MTV Award for his contribution to Bohemian Rhapsody and later won a Directors Guild of America Award for Genius A Night for Ray Charles in 2004 The seasoned director was also honoured with a Grammy in 1986 for helming the longform music video for The Heart of Rock n Roll by Huey Lewis and the NewsHis wife Carol Rosenstein daughter Katharine Polk son Sean Gowers and four grandchildren Sean Jr Robert Charlotte and Layla survive the American Idol veteranThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever