Joanne Brough | |
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 Joanne Brough | |
| Born | Joanne Estelle Walker November 4, 1927 Joplin, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 2005 (aged 77) Joplin, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, executive |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Chaves (d.) (m. 1949–1957 div.) Charles Brough (d.) (m. 1968–2005) |
| Children | 3 |
Joanne Brough (aka Joan Brough) (November 4, 1927 – 2005) was an American television producer and executive. She began her career in 1960 at KTLA, a Los Angeles television station, and went on to work for CBS Television from 1963 to 1978, rising through the ranks to become one of the first female network development executives.[1] She oversaw and developed such hit shows as All in the Family, Kojak, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Knots Landing, Eight Is Enough, The Waltons, Dallas, Falcon Crest, and others. From 1978 to 1986, she joined Lorimar Productions, becoming Vice President of Creative Affairs, supervising all television programs. During her tenure there, she became Executive Producer of Falcon Crest, as well as several movies for television. In 1990, she went to work for Lee Rich Productions in association with Warner Brothers, as a development executive, producing TV films and specials for three years. From 1993 to 1998, she took on the task of producing television in Singapore and Indonesia. Her later years were spent as an educator while she continued to develop new projects.
She received two Nosotros Awards and a medal from the Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation while producing the TV series Falcon Crest. She also received an award from the Dyslexia Association of Singapore for the Asian dramatic series Masters of the Sea, presented by the wife of the Prime Minister of Singapore.
- ^ Myrna Oliver, "Joanne Brough, 77; TV Producer, Network Development Executive," Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2005.