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Fred Silverman (September 13, 1937 – January 30, 2020) was an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks , and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Jan 30, 2020 · Fred Silverman, who as a top executive at CBS, ABC and finally NBC was one of the most powerful people in the three-network era — a force behind the success of beloved series like “All in...
Fred Silverman. Producer: Meatballs and Spaghetti. Fred Silverman was born in 1937, and quickly grew up into the television business. After starting out in the mail-room of ABC-TV in the late 1950s, he rose to director of program development at WGN-TV, Chicago in the early '60s.
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Fred Silverman, American television producer and executive who, as head of programming at each of the three major channels in the United States (CBS, ABC, and NBC), introduced a number of shows that are widely considered classics, including All in the Family, M*A*S*H, and Hill Street Blues.
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Fred Silverman was the only person in TV history to have headed programming for each of the Big Three broadcast networks. He launched some of the most successful shows and miniseries of all time, such as “All in the Family,” “Roots” and “Happy Days,” but also faced controversies and failures.
Jan 30, 2020 · Fred Silverman, the legendary television producer and executive behind such groundbreaking shows as All in the Family, Soap and Hill Street Blues, and the only executive to creatively run CBS,...
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Fred Silverman was a TV executive and producer who worked for CBS, ABC and NBC. He developed many hit shows such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, All in the Family, Laverne & Shirley and Matlock.
