Fred Silverman

Fred Silverman

American television executive (1937–2020)
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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 the series Scooby-Doo (1969–present), All in the Family (1971–1979), The Waltons (1972–1981), and Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), as well as the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Roots (1977) and Shōgun (1980). For his success in programming wildly popular shows, Time magazine declared him "the man with the Golden gut" in 1977.

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Fred Silverman was born on Monday, 13 September 1937 in New York City, New York, U.S.. He was best known as a producer. Silverman's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Thursday, 30 January 2020 in Pacific Palisades, California, usa at the age of 82. His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Pacific Palisades, California, usa
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Network Television executive, TV show producer
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Fred Silverman is known for his role in the TV movie Dr. Ruth's House (1990) as executive producer.

He is also known for his role in the documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) as Self (voice).

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