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Edgar J. Scherick (October 16, 1924 – December 2, 2002) was an American television executive and producer of television miniseries, made-for-television films, and theatrical motion pictures. [1] Life and career [ edit ]
Edgar J. Scherick. Producer: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Edgar J. Scherick was born on 16 October 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Sleuth (1972) and The Stepford Wives (2004).
Dec 7, 2002 · Edgar J. Scherick, a longtime film and television producer and executive, whose credits ranged from ''ABC's Wide World of Sports'' to films like ''The Stepford Wives'' and ''Rambling Rose'' and ...
Dec 4, 2002 · By Claudia Luther. Dec. 4, 2002 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Edgar J. Scherick, a movie and television producer whose credits include Woody Allen’s first feature film, “Take the Money and Run ...
12/3/02. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran producer Edgar J. Scherick, who created "Wide World of Sports" for ABC, helped produce Woody Allen's first film and brought dozens of TV movies and mini-series to the small screen, died on Tuesday at age 78, associates said. Scherick, whose last completed work was the Emmy-nominated HBO historical drama ...
Apr 4, 2016 · As Edgar Scherick, the head of programming for ABC, had explained to Thomas, Clairol, one of the network’s main sponsors, had almost granted Company the green-light because, as Thomas says today, “They were looking for a girl to sell shampoo. They needed a young female star, and they thought I was it.”
In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Edgar J. Scherick (1924-2002) speaks of his early years and education, getting drafted into the Air Corps as a meteorologist during World War II, and getting a job at Dancer Fitzgerald Sample advertising in New York. He talks about founding Sports Programs, Inc., a sports packaging organization which created ABC's Wide World of Sports. Scherick recalls how the company merged with ABC in 1961 and describes becoming ABC's vice president in charge of ...