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    • Glen A. Larson – The Genius of His Productions
      • Glen Albert Larson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 3 January 1937, and began his successful career in the entertainment industry as part of a pop vocal group known as The Four Preps in 1956 and as an NBC page.
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  2. Jul 30, 2021 · Larson was born January 3, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. He died on November 14, 2014, in Santa Monica, California. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Larson began his show business career in 1956 as a member of the singing group, The Four Preps.

  3. Nov 22, 2014 · “Battlestar Galactica,” in essence, was Mormons in space. Glen Larson, himself a Latter-day Saint, had infused his series mythology with too many Mormon references to ignore.

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    Glen Albert Larson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 3 January 1937, and began his successful career in the entertainment industry as part of a pop vocal group known as The Four Preps in 1956 and as an NBC page. During his time with the group, they appeared in one of the Gidget films, had a guest shot on The ...

    Larson began working on the concept of Battlestar Galactica in 1968, and was mentored by Star Trek producer, Gene L. Coon during the early development process. The series, originally intended to be called Adam’s Ark, was one of Larson’s most profound adventures as the show incorporated themes from Mormon theology such as marriage for “time and eter...

    Despite his success, the shows produced by Larson were not highly favored by critics. Their overall criticism was aimed at his “perceived general lack of originality arising from the fact that many of his television series are seen as small screen “knock-offs” of feature films.” In a Variety.com article published following Larson’s death it was rep...

  4. Nov 14, 2014 · Glen Albert Larson. Links. Obituary. Religion. LDS. Connection to Mormonism. LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Other Biographical Info. Larson died on November 14, 2014 in UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, from esophageal cancer, aged 77.

  5. Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, musician, and director who was one of the most profilic and successful figures of 1970s and 1980s television.

  6. May 28, 2022 · Glen A. Larson, the creator of the original 1978 series, was a practicing Mormon and his faith influenced the series. For instance, Kobol, humanity's original home-world in "BSG," is an...

  7. Feb 13, 2006 · In the original series, Larson basically laid all his cards on the table with “War of the Gods.” In this new series, however, we have the idea that the colonies practiced a rather diverse, polytheistic, pluralistic and private religion.

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