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Mervyn Lee Adelson (October 23, 1929 – September 8, 2015) was an American real estate developer and television producer who co-founded Lorimar Television. Early life [ edit ] Adelson was born to a Jewish family [1] in Los Angeles on October 23, 1929 to Nathan and Pearl Adelson (née Swartz).
Sep 24, 2015 · Merv Adelson was a TV and movie mogul who sold Lorimar to Warner Bros. for $1.2 billion in 1989, but lost his fortune in the dot-com boom. Read his biography, career highlights and challenges, and how he died penniless at the Motion Picture Home.
Sep 11, 2015 · Merv Adelson, a developer, philanthropist and onetime Hollywood mogul who churned out such top-rated TV shows as “The Waltons” and “Dallas” before losing his fortune in a series of ...
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Sep 10, 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.
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Sep 11, 2015 · Merv Adelson, a real estate and resort developer who pivoted to become one of television’s most successful producers in a roller-coaster life involving the mob, the Teamsters’ pension...
Sep 10, 2015 · Merv Adelson was a producer of hit shows like "The Waltons" and "Dallas" and a co-founder of Lorimar, one of the most powerful independent studios in Hollywood. He also invested in tech firms and faced financial troubles in the 1990s and 2000s.
Sep 10, 2015 · Merv Adelson, an industry titan who shepherded some of the most well-known TV properties to the screen, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. He was 85.
