Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerJoan Barnett, the Emmy-nominated producer of the television movie Adam, died in Boston at age 74 after a prolonged illness.Barnett was an executive producer for Adam, a 1983 film about the kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh and the attempt to pass national child protection laws in its wake.
At the end of each broadcast of the film, missing children’s photographs and descriptions were displayed along with a telephone number for tips on their whereabouts.
Some 37 children were found as a result. President Ronald Reagan provided a voiceover on the photographs segment for the 1985 airing.Barnett began her career as an associate producer and general manager for Alexander H.
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