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Unsolved Mysteries is an American mystery documentary television series, created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. Documenting cold cases and paranormal phenomena, it began as a series of seven specials, presented by Raymond Burr, Karl Malden, and Robert Stack, beginning on NBC on January 20, 1987, becoming a full-fledged series on ...
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Biography. Awards. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. John Cosgrove (I) Producer. Director. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. John Cosgrove is known for Unsolved Mysteries (1987), Missing... Have You Seen This Person? (1985) and Relative Evil (2001). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info.
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REAL STORIES. Cosgrove/Meurer Productions is an award-winning documentary production company based in Burbank, California. CMP aims to tell compelling, true stories that inspire audiences. CMP was established by John Cosgrove and Terry Meurer in 1987, with the creation of “Unsolved Mysteries.”
- Unsolved Mysteries started as a series of specials. The three specials, called Missing… Have You Seen This Person? , were hosted by David Birney and his wife Meredith Baxter and aired on NBC in April 1986.
- The show wasn’t always hosted by Robert Stack. When what would become the pilot episode of Unsolved Mysteries (but was then just a special) debuted on January 20, 1987, it was hosted by Raymond Burr.
- In early episodes, Unsolved Mysteries didn’t use actors in the reenactments. According to director David Vassar, who directed 100 segments of the show, “In the early episodes, if there were any reenactments, we actually had the real people play themselves.”
- There’s an easy way to tell if the actors were bad. “This is an Unsolved Mysteries hallmark, and it’s a secret,” Vassar said in DVD commentary, “but if the narrator talks a lot, and the actors don’t talk at all, it means the acting is really pretty bad, and the narrator is going to cover everything up.
Jan 28, 2019 · I spoke to John Cosgrove, a creator of the show, about his work, and how the Netflix episodes will focus on one “mystery” per show and not rely on any narration. Channel Nonfiction: Congratulations on the Netflix deal! John Cosgrove: We’re pretty happy. Very busy and very happy.
Unsolved Mysteries, produced by Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, was created by Executive Producers John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. It aired for nine seasons on NBC and two seasons on CBS. The series has received six Emmy nominations and numerous commendations from law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service.
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Jun 30, 2020 · Created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer, “Unsolved Mysteries” began in 1985 as a series of three specials — basically televised versions of milk carton alerts — titled “Missing …
