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Fred Silverman (September 13, 1937 – January 30, 2020) was an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks , and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
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Fred Silverman, American television producer and executive who, as head of programming at each of the three major channels in the United States (CBS, ABC, and NBC), introduced a number of shows that are widely considered classics, including All in the Family, M*A*S*H, and Hill Street Blues.
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Fred Silverman. Producer: Meatballs and Spaghetti. Fred Silverman was born in 1937, and quickly grew up into the television business. After starting out in the mail-room of ABC-TV in the late 1950s, he rose to director of program development at WGN-TV, Chicago in the early '60s.
- September 13, 1937
- January 30, 2020
Fred Silverman. Producer: Meatballs and Spaghetti. Fred Silverman was born in 1937, and quickly grew up into the television business. After starting out in the mail-room of ABC-TV in the late 1950s, he rose to director of program development at WGN-TV, Chicago in the early '60s.
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Jan 30, 2020 · Fred Silverman, a towering force in television who was the only industry executive to handle the creative end of the business at ABC, CBS and NBC and advocated for shows such as “All in the...
Jan 30, 2020 · Fred Silverman, whose talent for picking shows like All in the Family, The Waltons, Charlie’s Angels, Roots and Hill Street Blues earned him the nickname “The Man With the Golden Gut” as the...
Jan 30, 2020 · Fred Silverman was born on Sept. 13, 1937, in New York City to William and Mildred Silverman and grew up in Rego Park, Queens. His father was a television and radio service man, his mother...