Aaron Spelling Tribute
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Aaron Spelling has produced almost one hundred different series/movies. Do you know how
many hours of television alone that is? Some of his best known work includes "Dynasty", "Melrose Place", "The Love Boat", "7th Heaven", "Mod Squad", "Charlie's Angels" and "Beverly Hills, 90210." He is a producer known casting hardly known actors and making them stars. If you're cast on a Spelling Production, you might just have it made. Below is the information I have found on this great man. Feel free to visit Kim's Sunset Beach Page or KCSS, two of my other sites dedicated to my current favorite Spelling production!
Visit my links of Spelling shows!
Info according to Internet Movie Database [IMDb]
Born: April 22, 1928
Place: Dallas, Texas
Spouse: Candy Spelling
Child Productions: Tori and Randy
Mini Biography
Graduated from Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
Before that, he attended Forest Avenue High. He started as a writer and sold his first script to
Jane Wyman Theater. Then he wrote various television shows, including "Playhouse 90". After
he wrote his first Pilot he became a producer for Four Star Productions. He went in partners with
Danny Thomas and formed Thomas-Spelling Productions. In 1972 he formed Aaron Spelling
Productions, and also went partners with Leonard Goldberg for Spelling-Goldberg Productions.
In 1986 his company went public and formed Spelling Entertainment, Inc. As of 1995, he is
vice-chairman of Spelling Entertainment, Inc. and chairman of Spelling Television, a subsidiary.
Spelling Entertainment owns World Vision (Syndication), Hamilton Projects, and Republic
Pictures. They also own a software company called Virgin Interactive. Hamilton Projects
handles merchandising from their shows. The main office is located at 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Los
Angeles, CA.
Aaron had the nickname "Jerry Lane" during World War II.
FACT SHEET
- according to E! Online and their TV special "Aaron Spelling: King of Primetime"
Born: April 22, 1925
Aaron grew up in poor in Dallas and went to a school were he was the only one that was Jewish.
Because of this, he was beaten up almost daily. His son, Randy, said that Aaron went through a
nervous breakdown for a year and a half.
Parents: David and Pearl Spelling
Education: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX; Sorbonne, Paris, France.
Did you know?: While at SMU, Aaron served as a cheerleader and majored in journalism.
Siblings: Brothers S am, Max and Daniel and sister Becky.
1st Wife: Carolyn Jones, actress; married in 1953; divorced in 1965; died of cancer August 3,
1983. Portrayed Morticia on the ABC series The Addams Family.
2nd Wife: Carol Jean Spelling [Candy]; married on November 23, 1968; born 1944; mother of
Tori and Randy.
Children: Victoria Davey Spelling born May 16, 1973. Randall Gene Spelling born October 9,
1976.
AWARDS
1964: Golden Globe - Burke's Law
1965: Writers Guild of America Award
1983: Golden Globe: Best Television Series (Drama), Dynasty
1988-89: Emmy: Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special, Day One.
1993-94: Emmy: Outstanding Made For Television Movie, And The Band Played On. Shared
with E. Duke Vincent, Midge Sanford and Sarah Pillsbury.
Honored with the NAACP Image Award at least six times (beginning in 1970), a record
unmatched by any other Hollywood producer.
THAT HOUSE!
Can you believe it? It's valued at 37 million dollars and is football field sized with 123 rooms!
The 56,550 square foot house is located near Beverly Hills and was five years in the making. It
houses a bowling alley, full-sized ice rink, doll museum, four bars, a rose garden on top of the
garage, a french-style "wine and cheese room", and two rooms just for wrapping gifts.
Producer filmography
1. "Love Boat: The Next Wave, The" (1998) TV Series (executive)
2. Mod Squad, The (1998) (executive)
3. "Pacific Palisades" (1997) TV Series (executive)
4. "Sunset Beach" (1997) TV Series
5. "Malibu Shores" (1996) TV Series (executive)
6. "Savannah" (1996) TV Series (executive)
7. "7th Heaven" (1996) TV Series (executive)
8. "Kindred: The Embraced" (1996) TV Series (executive)
9. "Season in Purgatory, A" (1996) (mini) TV Series (executive)
10. After Jimmy (1996) (TV) (executive)
11. "Robin's Hoods" (1994) TV Series
12. "Models Inc." (1994) TV Series (executive)
13. Love on the Run (1994) (TV) (executive)
14. "Burke's Law" (1994) TV Series
15. "University Hospital" (1994) TV Series
16. Sidney Sheldon's A Stranger in the Mirror (1993) (TV) (executive)
17. And the Band Played On (1993) (TV) (executive)
18. "The Heights" (1992) TV Series
19. "Melrose Place" (1992) TV Series (executive)
20. Grass Roots (1992) (TV) (executive)
21. Soapdish (1991)
22. Jailbirds (1991) (TV) (executive)
23. "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) TV Series (executive)
24. Loose Cannons (1990)
25. Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage, The (1990) (TV) (executive)
... aka Love Boat: A Summer Cruise, The (1990) (TV)
26. Rich Men, Single Women (1990) (TV) (executive)
27. Day One (1989) (TV) (executive)
28. "Nightingales" (1989) TV Series
29. Satisfaction (1988)
... aka Girls of Summer (1988)
30. Cracked Up (1987) (TV) (executive)
31. Cross My Heart (1987) (associate)
32. Surrender (1987)
33. Three O'Clock High (1987) (executive)
34. 'Night Mother (1986)
35. International Airport (1985) (TV) (executive)
36. "Glitter" (1984) TV Series
37. "Finder of Lost Loves" (1984) TV Series
38. Mr. Mom (1983) (executive)
... aka Mr. Mum (1983)
39. "Hotel" (1983) TV Series
... aka "Arthur Hailey's Hotel" (1983)
40. "At Ease" (1983) TV Series
41. Making of a Male Model (1983) (TV)
42. "T.J. Hooker" (1982) TV Series (executive)
43. Massarati and the Brain (1982) (TV)(executive)
44. T.J. Hooker (1982) (TV) (executive)
45. "Dynasty" (1981) TV Series
... aka "Oil" (1981) (working title)
46. "Strike Force" (1981) TV Series
47. "Hart to Hart" (1979) TV Series (executive)
48. "Fantasy Island" (1978) TV Series (executive)
49. Cruise Into Terror (1978) (TV)
50. "Love Boat, The" (1977) TV Series (executive)
51. Little Ladies of the Night (1977) (TV) (executive)
... aka Diamond Alley (1977) (TV)
52. "Charlie's Angels" (1976) TV Series (executive)
53. "Family" (1976) TV Series (executive)
54. Baby Blue Marine (1976)
55. One of My Wives Is Missing (1976) (TV) (executive)
56. "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) TV Series (executive)
57. "S.W.A.T." (1975) TV Series (executive)
58. California Split (1974)
59. Cry Panic (1974) (TV)
60. Death Cruise (1974) (TV)
61. Death Sentence (1974) (TV)
... aka Murder One (1974) (TV)
62. Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped, The (1974) (TV) (executive)
63. The Bait, (1973) (TV) (executive)
64. The Affair (1973) (TV) (executive)
... aka Love Song (1973) (TV) (working title)
65. Snatched (1973) (TV)
66. Every Man Needs One (1972) (TV) (executive)
67. Bounty Man, The (1972) (TV)
68. The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972) (TV) (executive)
69. The Rookies (1972) (TV)
70. "Rookies, The" (1972) TV Series (executive)
71. Chill Factor, The (1972) (TV) (executive)
... aka Cold Night's Death, A (1972) (TV)
72. If Tomorrow Comes (1971) (TV) (executive)
... aka Glass Hammer, The (1971) (TV)
73. In Broad Daylight (1971) (TV) (executive)
74. Taste of Evil, A (1971) (TV)
75. The Last Child (1971) (TV) (executive)
... aka Day They Took the Babies Away, The (1971) (TV)
76. Five Desperate Women (1971) (TV) (executive)
77. The Reluctant Heroes (1971) (TV) (executive)
... aka Egghead on Hill 656, The (1971) (TV)
78. Love War, The (1970) (TV)
79. Crowhaven Farm (1970) (TV) (executive)
80. House That Would Not Die, The (1970) (TV)
81. How Awful About Allan (1970) (TV) (executive)
82. River of Gold (1970) (TV) (executive)
83. Run, Simon, Run (1970) (TV)
... aka Savage Run (1970) (TV)
... aka Tradition of Simon Zuniga, The (1970) (TV)
84. Yuma (1970) (TV)
85. The Ballad of Andy Crockere (1969) (TV)
86. The Pigeon (1969) (TV) (executive)
87. The Monk (1969) (TV) (also executive)
88. Carter's Army (1969) (TV)
... aka Black Brigade (1969) (TV)
89. "Honey West" (1965) TV Series (executive)
90. "Daniel Boone" (1964) TV Series (executive)
91. "Burke's Law" (1963) TV Series
... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (1965)
92. My Daddy Can Lick Your Daddy (1962) (executive)
93. Pair of Boots, A (1962) (executive)
94. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961) TV Series
... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (1963) (new title)
95. "Johnny Ringo" (1959) TV Series
96. "The Colbys" (1985) TV Series (executive)
....aka "Dynasty II: The Colbys"
97. "2000 Malibu Road" (1992) TV Series (executive)
98. "Buddy Faro" (1998) TV Series (executive producer)
99. "Love Boat: The Next Wave, The" (1998) TV Series (executive producer)
100. "Charmed" (1998) TV Series (executive)
101. "Rescue 77" (1999) TV Series (executive producer)
102. Mod Squad, The (1999) (executive producer)
103. "Safe Harbor" (1999) TV Series (executive producer)
104. Satan's School for Girls (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
105. Charlie's Angels (2000) (executive producer)
106. Titans (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
107. "Titans" (2000) TV Series (executive producer)
108. "All Souls" (2001) TV Series (executive producer)
109. "Stop at Nothing" (2001) TV Series (producer)
110. "Deep, The" (2001) TV Series (executive producer)
Actor filmography
1. Mad at the World (1955)
2. Three Young Texans (1954) .... Catur
3. Vicki (1953) .... Harry Williams
Notable TV guest appearances
1. "Sunset Beach" (1997) "Vincent Duke" 1998
2. "Gunsmoke" (1955) "Florida Pindle" in episode: "The Guitar" (episode # 1.35) 7/21/1956
3. "I Love Lucy" (1951) "Gas Station Man" in episode: "Tennesseee Bound" 1955
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