Tuesday, December 31, 2019

2019 HAT SQUAD - HYPHENATES & OTHERS


HYPHENATES
John Falsey (writer, producer, creator - 'Northern Exposure', 'St. Elsewhere')
James Frawley (actor- 'The Outer Limits', 'Columbo', director - 'Columbo', 'Father Dowling Mysteries', 'Cagney & Lacey')
Andre Previn (Performer - 'Morecambe & Wise', 'Great Performances', composer - 'The Aquanauts', 'Jenny: Lady Randolph Churchill')
Tom Hatten (host - 'Popeye & Friends', actor - 'Gomer Pyle')
Martin Charnin (composer, writer, producer - "Feathertop", 'Bell Telephone Hour', "Annie")
Robert Evans (mega-producer, actor - 'The Simpsons', 'Just Shoot Me')


OTHERS
Ward Thomas - British TV executive who helped usher in independent TV networks.  Grampian, Yorkshire, Trident
Jeraldine Saunders - Her memoir about being a cruise ship director inspired the TV series 'The Love Boat'.
Lotte van der Zee - former Miss Teenage Universe, just 19
Max Saines - Endeavour Content TV executive
Stewart Greene - advertising executive responsible for the "I Love NY" campaign, novel ads for Benson & Hedges and Alka-Seltzer
Ross Perot - Tech billionaire, ran for President in 1992, played by Richard Crenna in a TV movie and by Dana Carvey in 'Saturday Night Live'
John Paul Stevens (Supreme Court justice portrayed in "Recount", 'Boston Legal', 'Picket Fences')
Robert Morgenthau (NYC District Attorney, inspiration for the character of Adam Schiff in the 'Law & Order' franchise)
Rick Ludwin (NBC Executive who shepherded 'Saturday Night Live', 'Seinfeld', and the 'Tonight' transition)
Michael Peacock (TV exec who launched  BBC2)
Arthur Singer Jr. (behind the scenes  work led to the Corporation for Public Broadcastin)





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