1. Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer and occasional actor.
23 Facts About Aaron Spelling
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Aaron Spelling's productions included the TV series Family, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Hart to Hart, Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, 7th Heaven, and Charmed.
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Aaron Spelling served as producer of The Mod Squad, The Rookies, and Sunset Beach.
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Aaron Spelling was the son of David Spelling and Pearl Spelling, Russian Jewish immigrants.
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Aaron Spelling's father worked as a tailor and changed his surname from Sperling to Spelling after emigrating to the United States.
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Aaron Spelling's mother had previously been married to Sam Seltzer, who was murdered in 1911, the year before she married Spelling's father.
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Aaron Spelling had two older brothers, Sam and Daniel Spelling, and two older half-siblings, Max and Becky Seltzer Giller.
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Aaron Spelling later graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1949, where he was a cheerleader.
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Aaron Spelling made his first appearance as an actor in a film as Harry Williams in Vicki, directed by Harry Horner, in 1953.
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Aaron Spelling appeared in episode 112 of I Love Lucy ; in Alfred Hitchcock Presents ; and as Weed Pindle in Gunsmokes season one, episode 35, "The Guitar".
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Aaron Spelling guest-starred in 1954 as a dogcatcher in the premiere episode of the CBS situation comedy, Willy, starring June Havoc as a young lawyer in New Hampshire, who later relocates to New York City to represent a vaudeville troupe.
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Aaron Spelling sold his first script "Twenty Dollar Bride" to The Jane Wyman Show in 1956.
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Aaron Spelling gained experience as a producer and additional credits as a script writer working for Four Star Television on the series Zane Grey Theater, which aired between 1956 and 1961.
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Aaron Spelling adapted its name by July 18,1966, when it announced the financial involvement of ABC with its first show, Range, a half-hour comedy western starring Tim Conway and its rented space on Desilu Productions' Gower lot.
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Aaron Spelling formed a new partnership with Leonard Goldberg, Aaron Spelling-Goldberg Productions.
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Aaron Spelling married actress Carolyn Jones in 1953, when he was 30 and she was 23.
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Aaron Spelling briefly dated actress Jill Haworth when he was 42 and she was 19.
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Aaron Spelling married the former Candy Marer in 1968 when he was 45 and she was 23.
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In 1988, Aaron Spelling bought the 6-acre property of Bing Crosby's former Los Angeles mansion.
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Aaron Spelling demolished the property and built a 123-room home on the lot in 1991.
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On September 15,1978, Aaron Spelling was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6667 Hollywood Blvd.
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On June 23,2006, Aaron Spelling died at The Manor, his estate in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, from complications of a stroke he suffered five days prior.
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Aaron Spelling was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.