Prolific TV producer Aaron Spelling, 83
Posted: Saturday, June 24th, 2006 5:48 am
Aaron Spelling, the most prolific producer in American television, whose company generated hit shows over five decades, including “The Mod Squad,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Love Boat,” “Dynasty,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and “7th Heaven,” died Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 83.
The cause was complications from a stroke Mr. Spelling suffered last Sunday, his publicist, Kevin Sasaki, said.
Known as much for the wealth he accumulated in grinding out more than 200 television series and movies in his career, Mr. Spelling became a legendary figure in show business, a onetime bit actor who built one of the most successful production companies ever created, as well one of the most famously enormous mansions in Hollywood.
Mr. Spelling’s career was defined by size and volume. He carved a place for himself in the Guinness Book of Records for the most hours of television produced: more than 3,000. At one time, in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, Mr. Spelling produced seven hours of programming a week on ABC, a third of that network’s total prime-time schedule. … Read full obituary
