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Richard Shapiro Biography (1934-)

Full name, Richard Allen Shapiro; born June 27, 1934, in Los Angeles, CA; sonof Edward and Florence (Blank) Shapiro; married Esther June Mayesh (a producer and screenwriter), December 4, 1960; children: Florie Sonya, Eden Jacqueline. Addresses: OFFICE--Shapiro Entertainment Corporation, 335 N. MapleDrive, Beverly Hills, CA 90046.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

June 27, 1934

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; SERIES
• Creator (with Esther Shapiro) and executive producer (with Esther Shapiro, Douglas S. Cramer, and Aaron Spelling), Dynasty, ABC, 1981- 89.
• creator (with Esther Shapiro) and executive producer (with Esther Shapiroand Michael Filerman), Emerald Point, N.A.S., CBS, 1983-84.
• creator and executive producer (with Esther Shapiro), Dynasty II: The Colbys (also known as The Colbys), ABC, 1985-87.
• Credits; PILOTS
• Executive producer (with Esther Shapiro), When We Were Young, NBC, 1989.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Producer (with Esther Shapiro), Intimate Strangers, ABC, 1977.
• producer, The Cracker Factory, ABC, 1979.
• Writings;FILM
• The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (also known as Wildcat), American International, 1976.
• Writings;TELEVISION; EPISODIC
• Love of Life, CBS, 1969-70.
• Land of the Giants, ABC, 1969-70.
• Dynasty, ABC, 1981-89.
• Emerald Point, N.A.S., CBS, 1983-84.
• The Colbys, ABC, 1985-86.
• MINI-SERIES John Steinbeck's "East of Eden," ABC, 1981.
• Writings;PILOTS
• (With Esther Shapiro) When We Were Young, NBC, 1989.
• Writings;MOVIES
• (With Esther Shapiro) Sarah T.: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, NBC, 1975.
• (with Esther Shapiro) Minstrel Man, CBS, 1977.
• (with Esther Shapiro) Intimate Strangers, ABC, 1977.
• The Cracker Factory, ABC, 1979.