In 1948, Segal became a production assistant at ABC, working for $50 per week. and
Celanese Theater (1951–52), between his debut as a director on
Starring Boris Karloff (1949) and his death in 1977. Segal directed some films, including
Joy in the Morning in 1965. Segal resigned from ABC in May 1955. Steps were under way toward his signing a new contract with the network, with an oral agreement in place. Segal never signed the contract because "a disagreement arose on the legal interpretation" of one of the contract's clauses. The resignation took effect after the last ABC episode of
The United States Steel Hour was broadcast. ==Personal life and death==