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Warner Bros. at 100: Studio Was Early Entrant into TV Production
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large In the 1950s, the motion picture industry wanted nothing to do with the young medium of television — but Jack Warner soon realized that was a losing battle. Warner Bros. was among the first to dive into TV production, when ABC approached the studio about acquiring a theatrical film package. But instead of just running films on TV, the result was “Warner Bros. Presents,” an umbrella series that debuted in 1955 and comprised programs based on existing intellectual property including “Casablanca” and “Cheyenne.” The success of “Cheyenne” ush- ered the era of the Western to televi- sion, as Warner Bros. (initially under Warner’s son-in-law, William T. Orr) brought a movie studio approach to the small screen. “There’s a spirit of independence and innovation that’s so much a part of the legacy of the studio,” says Warner Bros. TV chairman Channing Dungey. Other early Warner Bros. TV hits included “Maverick” and crime dramas such as “Hawaiian Eye” and “77 Sunset Strip.” That legacy continued with “The F.B.I.” and in the 1970s, sitcoms like “Alice” and “Wel- come Back, Kotter,” the Lynda Car- ter-led genre hit “Wonder Woman,” actioner “The Dukes of Hazzard” and the landmark miniseries “Roots.”
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Murphy Brown star Charles Kimbrough dies at age 86
Emmy nominated actor Charles Kimbrough has passed at the age of 86 following a prolific acting career which included the role of anchorman Jim Dial on Murphy Brown. The actor passed away in Culver City on January 11, his son John Kimbrough revealed to the New York Times. Kimbrough was a regular on the hit series, appearing on all 247 episodes and even returning for several episodes during its 2018 revival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show followed the eponymous Murphy Brown, an investigative journalist played by Candice Bergen. It originally ran from 1988 to 1998 before it was rebooted two decades later. A critically-acclaimed actor, Kimbrough received an Emmy nomination for his role of Dial and a Tony nomination for his role in Steven Sondheim's Company.  Emmy nominated actor Charles Kimbrough has passed at the age of 86 following a prolific acting career which included the role of anchorman Jim Dial on Murphy BrownHe also appeared in Sunday in the Park With George, a Sondheim musical. The Minnesota native was also the voice of a gargoyle named Victor in the 1996's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, its 2002 sequel, and for multiple video-game iterations, Deadline reported.In 1995 Kimbrough also starred in the off-Broadway comedy Sylvia alongside Sarah Jessica Parker.His other stage shows include roles in Candide, Hay Fever, The Merchant of Venice, and Harvey.The star was typecast into playing rigid roles throughout his career. He spoke about it with the Wall Street Journal in 2012: 'I somehow gave off an impression at an audition that had them mentally put me in a three-piece suit or put an attaché case in my hand.
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