TV Producers

Jeraldine Saunders was the creator of the hit ABC television series “The Love Boat.” The show, which ran from 1977 through 1986, began with a made-for-TV movie based on Saunders’ …

Emmy-winning TV exec produced “The Sopranos”…

TV exec produced cable TV’s “Babylon 5” series…

Noreen Fraser, a television producer and cancer crusader who co-created the network TV special “Stand Up to Cancer,” died Monday, March 27, 2017, of metastatic breast cancer, according to multiple …

Bruce Lansbury, a London-born U.S. television writer and producer, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 87. Lansbury, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died in La …

Sam Lovullo, the TV executive who co-created and produced the long-running comedy-variety series “Hee Haw,” died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at his Encino, California, home. He was 88. Lovullo, who …

Ricky Harris was an actor, comedian, and producer who played Malvo on the Chris Rock-based sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris.”

Grant Tinker, the former CEO of the National Broadcasting Co., died Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at his estate in California. He was 91.

Leslie Martinson, the prolific TV and film director who worked on “Batman: The Movie,” “PT 109,” and “The Brady Bunch.”

David Gest, who produced a top-rated musical television special featuring Michael Jackson, has died, according to multiple news sources, including The Associated Press. He was 62. Gest was found dead …