| 词条 | Edgar Scherick | |||||||
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| name = Edgar Scherick | birth_name = Edgar J. Scherick | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|10|16}} | birth_place = New York City, US | death_date = {{death date and age|2002|12|2|1924|10|16}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, US | spouse=Margaret Iwasaki Carol Romann | occupation = Film producer, television producer }}Edgar J. Scherick (October 16, 1924 – December 2, 2002) was an Academy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning American television executive and producer of television miniseries, made-for-television films, and theatrical motion pictures.[1] Life and careerScherick was born in New York City, the son of Jennie (née Friedman) and Jacob J. Scherick.[2] He was raised in Long Beach, NY and graduated Long Beach High School in 1941. Widely credited as a pioneer in network sports broadcasting, Scherick created the television program ABC's Wide World of Sports at his company Sports Programs, Inc. which he started in 1956 with $600.00.[3] In February 1960, Scherick sold Sports Programs to the American Broadcasting Company for $500,000 in ABC stock, where it became ABC Sports, the sports division of the network. With the acquisition, Scherick was appointed head of the ABC Sports division, then Vice President in charge of Network Sales. In June 1963, Scherick became Vice President of Programming for the ABC Television Network, where he created many popular shows including Bewitched, Batman, That Girl, The Hollywood Palace, and Peyton Place. After his television career, Edgar Scherick became a film and television producer and executive producer of 75 theatrical films, television movies and mini-series through his company Palomar Pictures International and other entities. In 1983, Scherick had a cameo role as Wilson Crockett, a network television executive, in the Martin Scorsese film, The King of Comedy. By January 2, 1990, Scherick had gone to work with Saban Entertainment through its Saban/Scherick Productions division, which was for mostly television movies and mini-series[4] He died of complications from leukemia.[5] Scherick hired and served as a mentor to many famous television and theatrical producers and industry executives including Roone Arledge, Brian Grazer, Scott Rudin, Michael Barnathan, Robert Lawrence and David Nicksay.[6] Awards and nominationsScherick's television body of work includes 6 Emmy nominations and one winning Emmy:
Also served as chair of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame beginning in 1988. Select filmographySome titles produced by Scherick include:
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References1. ^{{cite web|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/07/arts/edgar-scherick-78-producer-for-television-and-movies.html|title=Edgar Scherick, 78, Producer For Television and Movies|first=Bill|last=Carter|date=December 7, 2002}} {{s-start}}{{s-bus}}{{succession box | title=Vice President, Programs ABC | before=Thomas W. Moore | after=Leonard Goldberg | years=1963–1966}}{{succession box | title=President of ABC Sports | before=First| after=Roone Arledge | years=1956–1964}}{{s-end}}2. ^Edgar J. Scherick Biography (1924–2002) 3. ^{{cite web|work=Broadcasting|url=https://archive.org/stream/broadcastingtele65unse#page/n194/mode/1up|title=Our Respects to Edgar Jay Scherick. Network TV Salesman Turns Program Chief.|date=July 8, 1963}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Apodoaca|first1=Patrice|title=Saban Seeks Older TV Audience : Programs: The founder of Saban Entertainment, which produces children's shows, takes the leap to prime time.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-01-02/business/fi-74_1_saban-entertainment|accessdate=July 17, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 2, 1990}} 5. ^http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/04/local/me-scherick4 6. ^{{cite web|work=Daily Variety|title=Career Counselor: Edgar Scherick.|first=Michael|last=Speier|date=September 21, 2001}} External links
11 : 1924 births|2002 deaths|American film producers|American television executives|American television producers|Harvard Business School alumni|Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series)|American Broadcasting Company executives|American Broadcasting Company Vice Presidents of Programs|American people of German descent|Long Beach High School (New York) alumni |
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