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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 . Early life Adelson was born to a Jewish family [1] in Los Angeles on October 23, 1929 to Nathan and Pearl Adelson (née Swartz).

  2. 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.

  3. 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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  4. 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...

  5. 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.

  6. Sep 11, 2015 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Merv Adelson, a film and television producer whose company Lorimar made “The Waltons” and “Dallas” and a former husband to television journalist Barbara Walters, has died. He was 85.

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  8. Sep 10, 2015 · Merv Adelson, the Lorimar co-founder who produced some of TV’s biggest hits of the 1970s and 80s, has died at 85. Adelson’s long career was marked by highs and lows that were equally ...

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