Donald Joy Fedderson was an American executive producer who created a number of television programs including The Millionaire, My Three Sons and Family Affair.
12 Facts About Don Fedderson
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Don Fedderson's family moved to Kansas, where he worked on the business and advertising staffs of The Wichita Eagle and Wichita Beacon newspapers.
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Don Fedderson was in charge of radio and TV broadcasts for five years.
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Don Fedderson formed his own television company in 1953 and signed Liberace to a contract that put him before a nationwide TV audience.
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Don Fedderson's company became TV consultants to bandleader Lawrence Welk in 1954 and put him on ABC from 1955 to 1971, then syndicated his program widely until 1982.
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Don Fedderson produced Family Affair, starring Brian Keith as a substitute father for a nephew and two nieces, and Sebastian Cabot as his servant, which ran on CBS from 1966 to 1971, The Smith Family, an ABC series starring Henry Fonda as a detective from 1971 to 1972; and To Rome With Love, with John Forsythe, on CBS from 1969 to 1971.
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Don Fedderson produced Do You Trust Your Wife with Edgar Bergen as host of the primetime quiz show on CBS from 1956 to 1957.
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On November 14,1974, Fedderson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the television industry, at 1735 N Vine Street.
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Don Fedderson was married to actress Helen Macie "Tido" Minor from 1938 to 1968.
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Don Fedderson fathered seven children, two of whom became actors: Gregg Fedderson and Mike Minor.
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Don Fedderson died on December 18,1994, at the age of 81, from heart disease while being treated at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
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Don Fedderson is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.