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In late 1978, Lorimar Productions and United Artists entered into a partnership; UA distributed Lorimar-produced films, while Lorimar sought to adapt UA properties into television series. However, nothing would come of the latter, and UA's distribution deal with Lorimar ended in 1980. [8]
Jan 9, 2014 · In an era when independent producers proliferated, it could lay claim to four of TV’s biggest hits — The Waltons, Dallas, Knots Landing and Falcon Crest — to say nothing of a new format (the...
In June 1988, Warner Communications acquired Lorimar-Telepictures after shaking off the hostile takeover of the company. List of films/programs produced/distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures. Note: All series listed here are now owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Television Studios with a few exceptions.
Merv Adelson, who co-founded Lorimar Television and went on to produce a string of hit shows during the 1970s and ’80s, has died at age 85.
Lorimar was a TV production house, founded in 1969 by producer Lee Rich, real estate developer Irwin Molasky, and Vegas entrepreneur (and Mafia front man) Merv Adelson (the name comes from a combination of Adelson's ex-wife Lori and Argentina-based Palomar Airport).
In 1986, Lorimar merged with television syndication firm Telepictures, becoming Lorimar-Telepictures. Later that year, they purchased the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot from Ted Turner, and months later, Rich left the company and moved to MGM.
Apr 10, 1988 · For the past month, Lorimar has been in merger talks with Warner Communications, the diversified entertainment company, amid rumors that Lorimar Chairman and Chief Executive Merv Adelson and...
