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Lorimar Productions was originally created on February 1, 1969, by Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky, and producer Lee Rich. The name is combination of Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and the last names of the founders, Molasky, Adelson, and Rich.[citation needed] During its first 2 years in operation, it didn't have a proper logo. On April 21, 1986, Lorimar completed its merger with Telepictures, fully ...
Background: Lorimar was formed initially as "Lorimar Productions" on February 1, 1969 by Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky, and producer Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and San Diego, California's Palomar Airport. Their first production was the TV movie The Homecoming (now owned by CBS Television Studios), based on the book by bestselling author Earl Hamner. Their first ...
Lee Rich. Lee Rich (December 19, 1918 – May 24, 2012) was an American film and television producer, who won the 1973 Outstanding Drama Series Emmy award for The Waltons as the producer. He is also known as the co-founder and former chairman of Lorimar Television. [1]
Lorimar, later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993. It was founded by Irwin Molasky, Merv Adelson, and Lee Rich, who named the company by combining their initials - LORI(M)A. Inspired by Adelson's ex-wife, Lori, an O was added as was a final R (apparently ...
Adelson soon left the real estate industry and co-founded Lorimar Television with Molasky and Lee Rich in 1969. Personal life and death. Adelson was married and subsequently divorced five times. His first wife was Lori Kaufman with whom he had a daughter and two sons: Ellen Adelson Ross, Andrew Adelson, and Gary Adelson.
In 1987, Lorimar Television was created as a separate production entity of Lorimar-Telepictures. Around this time, the company purchased a 9% stake in Warner Communications (now Warner Bros. Discovery), which set off talks about a possible merger between two entertainment entities. The following year, Warner Communications finally purchased the ...
Background. Lorimar-Telepictures Corporation (or simply "Lorimar-Telepictures") was officially formed on April 21, 1986 by the merger of Lorimar Productions and Telepictures Corporation, after it was announced on October 7, 1985 by Lorimar chairman Merv Adelson. In 1987, Lorimar-Telepictures' TV production and distribution units were rebranded ...
