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Chuck Fries

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"I would like to be remembered as the godfather of the television movie."

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Chuck Fries was interviewed for nearly five hours in Beverly Hills, CA. Fries talked about working at Ziv Television, Screen Gems, Columbia Pictures, and Metromedia, before forming his own production company Fries Entertainment.  He talked about many television shows for which he was involved throughout his career including Sea Hunt, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, and television movies he executive produced The Word, The Martian Chronicles, and The Queen of Mean. The interview was conducted by Morrie Gelman on July 8, 1999.

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Autobiography: Chuck Fries Godfather of the Television Movie: A History of Television

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Submitted by marthamoodyrourke on Wed, 2011-06-01 11:10.

Amazing memories... detailed & interesting. His book, Chuck Fries, Godfather of the Television Movie, is a virtual textbook of the industry, should be required reading for students.... in tandem with this video of Chuck telling his story.. No one does it better. He should consider joining the TED group of great achievers who do speaking engagements around the country. His hearing loss might be hard but that's manageable. He is really fascinating and so likeable.

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