Lorimar Productions, later known as Lorimar Television, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1968-1993. It was founded by Irwin Molasky, Merv Adelson and Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and their last initials (M for Molasky, A for Adelson, R for Rich).
Lorimar's first major hit production was The Waltons, which premiered in 1972 following a one-hour T...
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Lorimar Productions, later known as Lorimar Television, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1968-1993. It was founded by Irwin Molasky, Merv Adelson and Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and their last initials (M for Molasky, A for Adelson, R for Rich).
Lorimar's first major hit production was The Waltons, which premiered in 1972 following a one-hour TV movie in 1971. Throughout the 1970s, Lorimar produced several other shows as well; of these, the most popular by far was Dallas. In 1980, Lorimar purchased the bankrupt Allied Artists Pictures Corporation.
In the 1980s, Lorimar's output swung toward family-friendly sitcoms; among these were Perfect Strangers and Full House, which were produced by Miller-Boyett Productions.
In 1986, Lorimar merged with television syndication firm Telepictures, becoming Lorimar-Telepictures; later that year, they purchased the MGM lot from Ted Turner.
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