Ted Turner Biography (1938-)

Full name, Robert Edward Turner III; born November 19, 1938, in Cincinnati, OH; son of Robert Edward (a billboard advertising magnate) and Florence (maiden name, Rooney) Turner; married Judy Nye Hallisey (divorced); married Jane Shirley Smith (a flight attendant), 1964 (divorced, 1988); married Jane Fonda (an actress), December 21, 1991 (divorced May 22, 2001); children: (first marriage) Robert Edward IV, Laura Lee; (second marriage) Beauregard, Rhett, Jennie. Addresses: Office: Ted Turner Pictures, 133 Luckie St., NW, 7th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Broadcasting executive, sports executive
Birth Details: November 19, 1938; Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Specials
Hope News Network (also known as Bob Hope's News Network),NBC, 1988
CNN Special Report: A Conversation with Carl Sagan, Cable News Network (CNN), 1989
A Conversation with Castro, CNN, 1990
The 11th Annual ACE Awards, 1990
Ted Turner Talking with David Frost, PBS, 1991
First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1992, 1993
MGM: When the Lion Roars (also known as The MGM Story), TNT, 1992
November 22, 1963: Where Were You? A Larry King Special Live from Washington, TNT, 1993
Fourth Annual Environmental Media Awards, 1994
The 10th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1994
Naked News, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Barbara Walters Presents "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1995,"ABC, 1995
Panelist, An American Family and Television: A National Town Hall Meeting, USA Network, The Disney Channel, Bravo, The Family Channel, CartoonChannel, Nickelodeon, Animal Planet, STARZ!, Food Network, MSG Network, and Encore, 1997
The Goodwill Games Opening Ceremonies, TBS, 1998
American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
Jane Fonda: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Episodic
"How to be a Good Listener," Arli$$, HBO, 1997
Miniseries
Himself, Cosmos, 1980
(Cameo) Lieutenant Colonel W. T. Patton, Gettysburg, 1993
Television Work
Specials

Creator, Without Borders (documentary), TBS, 1989
Creator, The Portrait of Great Britain, TBS, 1990
Creator, Portrait of Japan, TBS, 1992
Executive producer, WCW Superbrawl VIII, 1998
Series
Concept, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Captain Planet), 1990
Executive producer, WCW Worldwide Wrestling, 1991
Executive producer, WCW Saturday Night (also known as WCW Saturday Morning), 1991
Executive producer, WCW Monday Nitro (also known as World Championship Wrestling Monday Nitro), 1995
(As R. E. Turner) Creator, "The Cold War" (also known as "Cold War: A Television History"), CNN Perspectives, CNN, 1998
Executive producer, WCW Thunder, TNT, 1998
Film Appearances
Himself, Southern Voices, American Dreams, 1985
(Uncredited) Darryl Fan, The Slugger's Wife (also known as NeilSimon's The Slugger's Wife), 1985
(Uncredited) Colonel Waller T. Patton, Gettysburg, 1993
Himself, Fidel (documentary), First Run Features, 2001
(As R. E. Turner) Colonel Tazewell, Gods and Generals, 2003
Film Work
Executive producer, Starrcade (also known as NWA Starrcade), 1985-2000
Executive consultant, Amazing Grace and Chuck, TriStar, 1987
Assistance, Powaqqatsi, 1988
Executive producer, NWA Halloween Havoc (also known as Halloween Havoc and WCW Halloween Havoc), 1989-1998
Executive producer, Capital Combat (also known as WCW Capitol Combat), 1990
Executive producer, WCW Beach Blast, 1992
Executive producer, WCW Uncensored, 1996
Executive producer, WCW Bash at the Beach, 1996
Executive producer, WCW Fall Brawl, 1998
Executive producer, WCW/NOW Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page--Feel the Bang!, 1998
Executive producer, WCW Souled Out, 1999
Producer, WCW New Blood Rising, 2000
Executive producer, Starrcade (also known as WCW Starrcade), 2000
Executive producer, Gods and Generals, Warner Bros., 2003
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(With Gary Jobson) The Racing Edge, Simon & Schuster, 1979
Ted Turner Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Maverick, Wiley & Sons, 1999
Autobiography
Wrote (with Porter Bibb) It Ain't As Easy As It Looks.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Business Leader Profiles for Students, Volume 2, 2002
Goldberg, Robert, and Gerald Jay Goldberg, Citizen Turner: The Wild Rise of an American Tycoon, Harcourt Brace, 1995
Schonfeld, Reese, Me and Ted against the World: The Unauthorized Storyof the Founding of CNN, Cliff Street Books, 2001

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, September, 1995, p. 262
Current Biography, June, 1998, p. 52
Fortune, March 3, 2003, p. 56; May 26, 2003, p. 124
Harper's Magazine, December, 1997, p. 10
Inc., April, 1997, p. 11
Maclean's, February 17, 2003, p. 36
People Weekly, December 25, 1995, p. 87
U.S. News & World Report, October 28, 2002, p. 38
Variety, February 24, 2003, p. 6

Electronic

Ted Turner Official Site, http://www.tedturnerpictures.com, November 1, 2003

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