Andrew Solt was born on 13 December 1947 and is a British-born American producer, director, and writer of documentary films.
11 Facts About Andrew Solt
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Andrew Solt was born in London and spent his early years in South Africa before moving to Los Angeles in 1959.
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Andrew Solt is the daughter of 1948 Wimbledon men's singles tennis champion Bob Falkenburg and the niece of 1950s actress-model-TV personality Jinx Falkenburg.
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In 1970, Solt began working at David L Wolper's production company.
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Andrew Solt worked with the National Geographic Society on their various other network specials; while there, he began a longer-term collaboration with the award-winning producer.
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Andrew Solt speaking at the memorial service for Wolper, who died 10 August 2010, described the many producers who cut their teeth there as having attended "Wolper U".
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Andrew Solt wrote and produced Oasis in Space, a six-part half-hour series executive produced by Cousteau and his son Philippe.
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Andrew Solt received the first of nine Emmy nominations for the show's "Calypso's Search for Atlantis" episode.
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Andrew Solt again examined rock and roll in 1995 as executive producer of Time-Life's The History of Rock and Roll.
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In 1990 Andrew Solt purchased the exclusive rights to the complete library of The Ed Sullivan Show from Ed Sullivan's daughter Elizabeth and her husband Bob Precht, paying between $5 and $10 million.
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Andrew Solt bought the entirety of the one-hour shows believing he was "acquiring a priceless piece of Americana".