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Lorimar Television/Summary. Background: Lorimar was formed initially as "Lorimar Productions" on February 1, 1969 by Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky, and producer Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and San Diego, California's Palo mar Airport. Their first production was the TV movie The Homecoming (now owned by CBS ...
In 1987, Lorimar Television was created as a separate production entity of Lorimar-Telepictures. Around this time, the company purchased a 9% stake in Warner Communications (now Warner Bros. Discovery), which set off talks about a possible merger between two entertainment entities. The following year, Warner Communications finally purchased the ...
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Lorimar, later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993. It was founded by Irwin Molasky, Merv Adelson, and Lee Rich, who named the company by combining their initials - LORI(M)A. Inspired by Adelson's ex-wife, Lori, an O was added as was a final R (apparently inspired by Palomar Airport in San Diego, California) to make a more palatable name - Lorimar. The company
Sep 9, 2015 · 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. Born in Los Angeles in 1929, Adelson moved to Las ...
May 25, 2012 · Lee Rich, a television executive who co-founded Lorimar — the production company responsible for such successful series as The Waltons and Dallas — has died. He was 85. He was 85. Rich spent more than three decades in the entertainment industry and worked in numerous capacities, including advertising, programming and producing both television and feature films.
Lorimar Television. Lorimar, later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993. It was founded by Irwin Molasky, Merv Adelson, and Lee Rich, who named the company by combining the name of Adelson's ex-wife, Lori, with ...
