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John (Henry) Falsey, (Jr.) Biography (1951-)

Full name, John Henry Falsey, Jr.; born November 6, 1951, in New Haven, CT; son of John Henry and Patricia Helene (Sisk) Falsey; married Kathy Suzanne Mynes, June 12, 1987; children: Courtney Suzanne, Christopher Patrick. Career: Creator, producer, and writer. With Joshua Brand, founder of Brand-Falsey Productions and Falahey-Austin Street Productions. Awards, Honors:All with Joshua Brand: Emmy Award nomination, outstanding drama series, 1983,for St. Elsewhere; Emmy Award, outstanding miniseries, Emmy Award nomination (also with Stu Krieger), outstanding writing in a miniseries or special, both 1987, for A Year in the Life; George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, 1991, for both Northern Exposure and I'll Fly Away;Emmy Award nominations, outstanding writing in a drama series and outstandingdrama series, both 1991, Emmy Award, outstanding drama series, Golden GlobeAward, best drama series, George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, for "Cicely" episode, and Wise Owl Award-honorable mention, all 1992, Wise Owl Award-honorable mention, 1993, and Award for Ongoing Commitment, Environmental MediaAwards, 1995, all for Northern Exposure; Emmy Award, outstanding writing, 1992, for I'll Fly Away; named producer of the year, 1991-92.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, writer

Birth Details

November 6, 1951

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work with Joshua Brand
• Series
• Creator, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982-88
• Creator and supervising producer, Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985
• Executive producer, A Year in the Life, NBC, 1987-88
• Creator, Prime Time Pets, CBS, 1990
• Creator, Northern Exposure, CBS, 1990
• Executive producer, Northern Exposure, CBS, 1990-95
• Creator, I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1991
• Executive producer, I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1991-93
• Creator and executive producer, Going to Extremes, ABC, 1992
• Also worked as a story editor for The White Shadow, CBS.
• Movies
• Executive producer, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, PBS, 1993
• Miniseries
• Creator and executive producer, A Year in the Life, NBC, 1986
• Television Work with Joshua Brand and Others
• Pilots
• Producer, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982
• WRITINGS
• Teleplays with Joshua Brand and Others
• Series
• St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982
• Northern Exposure, CBS, 1990
• I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1991
• Teleplays with Joshua Brand
• Movies
• I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, PBS, 1993
• Teleplays with Joshua Brand and Stu Krieger
• Miniseries
• A Year in the Life, NBC, 1986

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times, October 17, 1991, p. C13; January 12, 1992, p. H29.*