Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFormer president of 20th Century Fox Television and Turner chairman W.
Russell Barry has died. The former television exec died of pulmonary fibrosis Aug. 26 in his Palm Beach, Florida. He was 84.During his tenure president over at 20th Century Fox television in the late 1970s, the Brooklyn native oversaw the production and distribution of a number of titles including M*A*S*H, Dance Fever, Dinah!
and That’s Hollywood.Following his time at 20th Century, he shifted over to Playboy Enterprises in the early 1980s. There, he served as president the media company’s production, helped Playboy negotiate with Cablevision and played a role in the launch of the Playboy Channel.
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