John Falsey
John Falsey | |
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| Born | John Henry Falsey Jr. November 6, 1951 |
| Died | January 3, 2019 (aged 67) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television writer, director, producer |
John Henry Falsey Jr. (November 6, 1951 – January 3, 2019) was an American television writer, director and producer.
Biography[]
Falsey was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Patricia Helene (née Sisk) and John Henry Falsey.[1] Falsey graduated from Hampshire College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1975 and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. In 1979, he joined the production staff of The White Shadow, where he met Joshua Brand.
He co-created St. Elsewhere, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure with Brand. Falsey also wrote and produced Amazing Stories and A Year in the Life. He was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards and won three, as well as the Humanitas Prize, the Producers Guild of America Award, and the Environmental Media Award for Ongoing Commitment.
Falsey died on January 3, 2019, from injuries sustained in a fall.[2]
References[]
- ^ Filmreference.com profile Retrieved 31 July 2008
- ^ "John Falsey, Creator of Acclaimed TV Series, Is Dead at 67". January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
External links[]
- John Falsey at IMDb
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- 1951 births
- 2019 deaths
- American male screenwriters
- American television directors
- American television producers
- American television writers
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Hampshire College alumni
- Writers from New Haven, Connecticut
- Showrunners
- Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni
- American male television writers
- Screenwriters from Connecticut