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Mervyn Lee Adelson (October 23, 1929 – September 8, 2015) was an American real estate developer and television producer who co-founded Lorimar Television.
Sep 11, 2015 · Merv Adelson, a developer, philanthropist and onetime Hollywood mogul who churned out such top-rated TV shows as “The Waltons” and “Dallas” before losing his fortune in a series of ...
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Sep 24, 2015 · Merv Adelson was a TV and movie mogul who sold Lorimar to Warner Bros. for $1.2 billion in 1989, but lost his fortune in the dot-com boom. Read his biography, career highlights and challenges, and how he died penniless at the Motion Picture Home.
Sep 11, 2015 · Merv Adelson, a real estate and resort developer who pivoted to become one of television’s most successful producers in a roller-coaster life involving the mob, the Teamsters’ pension...
Sep 10, 2015 · Merv Adelson, who co-founded Lorimar Television and went on to produce a string of hit shows during the 1970s and ’80s, has died at age 85.
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Merv Adelson, who co-founded Lorimar Productions and produced hit shows like 'The Waltons', 'Dallas' and 'Knots Landing', passed away at 85 in 2015. He was also married to Barbara Walters twice and lost his fortune in the Internet bubble.
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Sep 10, 2015 · Merv Adelson was a producer of hit shows like "The Waltons" and "Dallas" and a co-founder of Lorimar, one of the most powerful independent studios in Hollywood. He also invested in tech firms and faced financial troubles in the 1990s and 2000s.
