Glen A. Larson
Birthday:
3 January 1937, Long Beach, California, USA
Birth Name:
Glen Albert Larson
Born on January 3, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, Glen A. Larson was the man behind some of the world's best-known prime-time television series. His highly successful productions (successful both financially and popularly, less often critically) include Knight Rider (1982), The Fall Guy (1981), Magnum, P.I. (1980), Battlestar Galactica (1978...
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Born on January 3, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, Glen A. Larson was the man behind some of the world's best-known prime-time television series. His highly successful productions (successful both financially and popularly, less often critically) include Knight Rider (1982), The Fall Guy (1981), Magnum, P.I. (1980), Battlestar Galactica (1978), and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979). The hallmark of Larson's style is family entertainment. Always humorous with the firmly tongue-in-cheek, his series are textbook examples of the genre for any would-be prime-time producer: simple storylines, likable, charismatic lead characters combined with very little violence, no bad language and well-crafted "motif"-laced soundtracks. People like Larson's series because they are fun and relaxing and a wonderful escape from the real world. Glen A. Larson died at age 77 from esophageal cancer in his home in Santa Monica, California on November 14, 2014. Show less «
Finding a murderer is not as important as finding the salvation of mankind and our origins or its future.
Finding a murderer is not as important as finding the salvation of mankind and our origins or its future.
You don't think you talk about science fiction; you do it.
You don't think you talk about science fiction; you do it.
[on the TV shows that he created] [They were] enjoyable, they had a pretty decent dose of humor and they all struck a chord out there in the...Show more »
[on the TV shows that he created] [They were] enjoyable, they had a pretty decent dose of humor and they all struck a chord out there in the mainstream. What we weren't going to win ... was a shelf full of Emmys. Ours were not the shows that were doing anything more than reaching a core audience. I would like to think that they brought a lot of entertainment into the living room. Show less «
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