William Blinn
William Blinn | |
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| Born | William Frederick[citation needed] Blinn July 21, 1937 |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, television producer |
William Frederick[citation needed] Blinn (born July 21, 1937) is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Life and career
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Blinn began his career in television in the 1960s. As a screenwriter, Blinn has written episodes of Rawhide, Here Come the Brides, Gunsmoke, The Rookies, and Fame (where he also served as executive producer[1]). In 1971, Blinn wrote the screenplay for the television movie Brian's Song for which he won an Emmy and Peabody Award. He won a second Emmy in 1977 for his work on the miniseries Roots. Blinn also created two series for producing mogul Aaron Spelling: Starsky and Hutch (Blinn later produced the 2004 film of the same name[2]); and the less-successful Heaven Help Us, which co-starred Ricardo Montalban of Fantasy Island fame. He was the executive producer of the 1974 ABC series The New Land, and he created the short-lived 1977 CBS espionage series Hunter and wrote its unaired 1976 pilot.
Other famous William Blinn series are Eight is Enough and Fame.
In addition to screenwriting (which includes Purple Rain), Blinn has also produced several television series and television movies including Aaron's Way, Polly: Comin' Home!, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold.[2]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film or series |
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| 1972 | Emmy Award | Won | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation | Brian's Song |
| 1977 | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Roots (Shared with Ernest Kinoy) | ||
| 1982 | Nominated | Outstanding Drama Series | Fame (Shared with Gerald I. Isenberg, Stan Rogow, and Mel Swope) | |
| 1983 | Outstanding Drama Series | Fame (Shared with Mel Swope) | ||
| 1984 | Outstanding Drama Series | Fame (Shared with Ken Ehrlich) | ||
| 1977 | Humanitas Prize | Won | 60 Minute Category | Roots (Shared with James Lee for episode #4) |
| 1996 | Nominated | 90 Minute Category | The Boys Next Door | |
| 1972 | Peabody Awards | Won | Brian's Song | |
| 1997 | Writers Guild of America Award | Adapted Long Form | The Boys Next Door |
References
- ^ Blinn, William (2001-04-20). "If Hollywood Takes the Credit, It Must Also Share the Blame". The L.A. Times. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "William Blinn Biography (1937-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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