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Line 1: {{Cleanup\|date=December 2008}} '''William Self''' (born 21 June 1921 - 15 November 2010<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-william-self-20101119,0,1927124,full.story ''Los Angeles Times'' (November 18, 2010)]</ref>) iswas an American [[television]] and [[feature film]] [[Film producer\|producer]] who began his [[career]] as an [[actor]]. ==Biography== Line 7: In 1952, Self left acting to launch a life-long career in [[television]] production. His first producing credit was Assistant to the Producer on the series ''[[China Smith]]'' starring [[Dan Duryea]]. From 1952 until 1956, Self was acting-producer (billed as Associate Producer)<ref>[http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=william+self Interviews (2001) on Google Video]</ref> and then Producer of the ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]''. During this period, he produced two-hundred-eight half-hour episodes at fifty-two episodes per year. Many notable actors appeared as guest stars including [[Anthony Quinn]], [[Peter Lorre]], [[Vincent Price]], [[Walter Brennan]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Rod Steiger]], [[Charles Bronson]], and [[James Dean]]. Self moved on to produce ''[[The Frank Sinatra Show (ABC)\|The Frank Sinatra Show]]'' in 1957. Later that year, he accepted the post of Program Executive for [[CBS Television Network]] where his assignment was to develop new [[television series]]. The first pilot he produced was [[Rod Serling]]'s ''[[The Twilight Zone]]''. Self was hired in [[1959]] by [[20th Century Fox ~~Film Corporation~~]] where he remained for fifteen years. During this period, Self piloted Fox television from near-extinction to become one of the top suppliers of television programming in the business.<ref>Haber, Deborah (1965 September) "The Studio that Came in from the Cold" ''Television Magazine'' (vol. XXII, no. 9, pgs.32--35; 61-64)</ref> In 1966, Fox had more television hours on the air than any other supplier.<ref>"20th Holds Vidpix Prod'n Lead" ''Daily Variety'' (1966 3 22) Pgs. 1;18</ref> Significant among Fox series were ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)\|Peyton Place]]'' (1964–1969), the first [[Prime Time]] [[soap-opera]]; ''[[Batman (TV series)\|Batman]]'' (1966–1968), the first series based on a comic book to air in Prime Time; ''[[Julia (TV series)\|Julia]]'' (1968–1971), the first weekly television series to star an [[African American]] woman; and the enduring classic ''[[MASH (TV series)\|MASH]]'' (1972–1983). Other notable series were ''[[Daniel Boone (TV series)\|Daniel Boone]]'' (1964–1969), ''[[Twelve O'Clock High (TV series)\|Twelve O'Clock High]]'' (1964–1967), ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)\|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'' (1964–1968), ''[[Lost in Space]]'' (1965–1968), ''[[The Green Hornet (TV series)\|The Green Hornet]]'' (1966–1967), ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)\|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'' (1968–1970), ''[[Land of the Giants]]'' (1968–1970), and ''[[Room 222]]'' (1969–1972). Self's talents were rewarded by the studio as he was promoted progressively from his original position of [[Executive Producer]]/Twentieth Century Fox Television (1962) to Vice-President/Twentieth Century Fox Television (1964) to President/Twentieth Century Fox Television (1968), and finally to Vice-President/Twentieth Century Fox Corporation.<ref>"Self Promoted to Presidency of 20th-Fox TV" ''Daily Variety'' (1968 11 1) Pgs. 1;26</ref> Line 24: ==Early life and education== William Edwin Self was born June 21, 1921 at [[Miami Valley Hospital]], [[Dayton, Ohio]]. During his youth, he lived in Dayton, [[Akron, Ohio\|Akron]], [[Chicago]], and [[Milwaukee]]. He graduated from Dayton's Roosevelt High School in 1939. Line 40 ⟶ 39: Self gave up drama while at the [[University of Chicago]], thinking he should devote himself to more serious pursuits. While there, he joined [[Phi Kappa Psi]] Fraternity. He graduated from Chicago in 1943 with a degree in [[Political Science]] and a wife, Margaret Lucille Flynn of Spokane, Washington. ==~~Notes~~Death==▼ Self died on 15 November 2010 at the [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center]].<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-william-self-20101119,0,1927124,full.story ''Los Angeles Times (18 November 2010)]</ref> ==Filmography== Line 96 ⟶ 98: ==References== {{reflist}} ~~<references/>~~ ▲==Notes== ~~{{Empty section\|date=June 2010}}~~ ==External links== * {{imdb name\|id=0783116\|name=William Self}}