Linda Day Varnum (born Linda Gail Brickner; August 12, 1938 – October 23, 2009)[1] was an American television director, working primarily in situation comedies.
[3][4] She died on October 23, 2009, aged 71, after battling leukemia and breast cancer in Georgetown, Texas.
She became an associate director for WKRP in Cincinnati in 1978, and began directing episodes of the show in 1980.
Linda Day went on to direct a number of successful sitcoms in the 1980s[4] and '90s, including the pilot of Married With Children and 32 more episodes of the show.
[7] In addition to a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series nomination,[8] she received a Humanitas Prize and was honored by the Directors Guild of America for paving the way for women in television; she directed more than 350 episodes[9] and 50 series.