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Ted Turner Biography (1938-)
Full name, Robert Edward Turner III; born November 19, 1938, in Cincinnati, OH; son of Robert Edward (a billboard advertising magnate) and Florence (maiden name, Rooney) Turner; married Judy Nye Hallisey (divorced); married Jane Shirley Smith (a flight attendant), 1964 (divorced, 1988); married Jane Fonda (an actress), December 21, 1991 (divorced May 22, 2001); children: (first marriage) Robert Edward IV, Laura Lee; (second marriage) Beauregard, Rhett, Jennie. Addresses: Office: Ted Turner Pictures, 133 Luckie St., NW, 7th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Broadcasting executive, sports executive
- Birth Details
- November 19, 1938
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Hope News Network (also known as Bob Hope's News Network),NBC, 1988
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CNN Special Report: A Conversation with Carl Sagan, Cable News Network (CNN), 1989
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A Conversation with Castro, CNN, 1990
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The 11th Annual ACE Awards, 1990
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Ted Turner Talking with David Frost, PBS, 1991
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First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1992, 1993
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MGM: When the Lion Roars (also known as The MGM Story), TNT, 1992
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November 22, 1963: Where Were You? A Larry King Special Live from Washington, TNT, 1993
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Fourth Annual Environmental Media Awards, 1994
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The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1994
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Naked News, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
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Barbara Walters Presents "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1995,"ABC, 1995
- Panelist, An American Family and Television: A National Town Hall Meeting, USA Network, The Disney Channel, Bravo, The Family Channel, CartoonChannel, Nickelodeon, Animal Planet, STARZ!, Food Network, MSG Network, and Encore, 1997
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The Goodwill Games Opening Ceremonies, TBS, 1998
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American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
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Jane Fonda: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
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Episodic
- "How to be a Good Listener," Arli$$, HBO, 1997
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Miniseries
- Himself, Cosmos, 1980
- (Cameo) Lieutenant Colonel W. T. Patton, Gettysburg, 1993
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Television Work
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Specials
- Creator, Without Borders (documentary), TBS, 1989
- Creator, The Portrait of Great Britain, TBS, 1990
- Creator, Portrait of Japan, TBS, 1992
- Executive producer, WCW Superbrawl VIII, 1998
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Series
- Concept, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Captain Planet), 1990
- Executive producer, WCW Worldwide Wrestling, 1991
- Executive producer, WCW Saturday Night (also known as WCW Saturday Morning), 1991
- Executive producer, WCW Monday Nitro (also known as World Championship Wrestling Monday Nitro), 1995
- (As R. E. Turner) Creator, "The Cold War" (also known as "Cold War: A Television History"), CNN Perspectives, CNN, 1998
- Executive producer, WCW Thunder, TNT, 1998
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Southern Voices, American Dreams, 1985
- (Uncredited) Darryl Fan, The Slugger's Wife (also known as NeilSimon's The Slugger's Wife), 1985
- (Uncredited) Colonel Waller T. Patton, Gettysburg, 1993
- Himself, Fidel (documentary), First Run Features, 2001
- (As R. E. Turner) Colonel Tazewell, Gods and Generals, 2003
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Film Work
- Executive producer, Starrcade (also known as NWA Starrcade), 1985-2000
- Executive consultant, Amazing Grace and Chuck, TriStar, 1987
- Assistance, Powaqqatsi, 1988
- Executive producer, NWA Halloween Havoc (also known as Halloween Havoc and WCW Halloween Havoc), 1989-1998
- Executive producer, Capital Combat (also known as WCW Capitol Combat), 1990
- Executive producer, WCW Beach Blast, 1992
- Executive producer, WCW Uncensored, 1996
- Executive producer, WCW Bash at the Beach, 1996
- Executive producer, WCW Fall Brawl, 1998
- Executive producer, WCW/NOW Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page--Feel the Bang!, 1998
- Executive producer, WCW Souled Out, 1999
- Producer, WCW New Blood Rising, 2000
- Executive producer, Starrcade (also known as WCW Starrcade), 2000
- Executive producer, Gods and Generals, Warner Bros., 2003
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
- (With Gary Jobson) The Racing Edge, Simon & Schuster, 1979
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Ted Turner Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Maverick, Wiley & Sons, 1999
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Autobiography
- Wrote (with Porter Bibb) It Ain't As Easy As It Looks.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Business Leader Profiles for Students, Volume 2, 2002
- Goldberg, Robert, and Gerald Jay Goldberg, Citizen Turner: The Wild Rise of an American Tycoon, Harcourt Brace, 1995
- Schonfeld, Reese, Me and Ted against the World: The Unauthorized Storyof the Founding of CNN, Cliff Street Books, 2001
Periodicals
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Cosmopolitan, September, 1995, p. 262
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Current Biography, June, 1998, p. 52
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Fortune, March 3, 2003, p. 56; May 26, 2003, p. 124
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Harper's Magazine, December, 1997, p. 10
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Inc., April, 1997, p. 11
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Maclean's, February 17, 2003, p. 36
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People Weekly, December 25, 1995, p. 87
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U.S. News & World Report, October 28, 2002, p. 38
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Variety, February 24, 2003, p. 6
Electronic
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Ted Turner Official Site, http://www.tedturnerpictures.com, November 1, 2003
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