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Lorimar Productions, Inc., later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 [1] [2] [3] until 1993, when it was folded into Warner Bros. Television (which is currently known as Warner Bros. Television Studios).
Headquartered at the former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (now Sony Pictures Studios) in Culver City, California, its assets included television production and syndication (which operated under the Lorimar-Telepictures name), feature films, home video, and broadcasting.
In 1987, Lorimar-Telepictures' television production companies split back in two companies and Lorimar Productions was reincorporated as Lorimar Television, but Lorimar-Telepictures remained as the name for their parent company.
In 1985, the company merged with Merv Adelson and Lee Rich's Lorimar Television, creating Lorimar-Telepictures and assumed production and distribution of shows like Dallas and Knots Landing. The company also began distribution of first-run episodes of Mama's Family in June 1986 in television.
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.
Jan 9, 2014 · Lorimar Productions occupies a singular place in Hollywood history. The company, co-founded by Lee Rich and Merv Adelson in 1969, quickly emerged as the crown jewel of the television business.
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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.
The Lorimar Television name would continue to live on for the next 5 years, when it would eventually be discontinued and fully merged into Warner Bros. Television, where the Lorimar library was transferred over to (with some exceptions).
Lorimar-Telepictures Corporation, Inc. was an entertainment company established in 1985 with the merger of Lorimar Productions, Inc. and Telepictures Corporation. Headquartered at the former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in Culver City, California, its assets included television production and syndication, feature films, home video, and broadcasting.