Harry Thomason Biography (1940?-)
Born c. 1940, in Hampton, AR; married Judy Crump (divorced); married Linda Bloodworth (a television and film writer and producer), 1983; children: (firstmarriage) Stacy. Addresses: Contact: c/o 10732 Riverside Dr., North Hollywood, CA 91602.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, produce, writer
- Birth Details
- 1940?
- Hampton, Arkansas, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Executive Producer
- with Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; Series
- Lime Street, ABC, 1985
- Designing Women, CBS, 1986-1989
- Evening Shade, CBS, 1990-1991
- Television Producer
- Series
- (With Charles B. Fitzsimons) Riker, CBS, 1981
- (And supervising producer, with Lee Majors, Harker Wade, Larry Brody, andRobert Janes) The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981-1984
- Television Executive Producer
- Series
- Hearts Afire, CBS, 1992
- Women of the House, CBS and Lifetime, 1995
- Emeril, NBC, 2001
- Television Producer
- Movies
- A Shining Season, CBS, 1979
- To Find My Son, CBS, 1980
- (And director) Denver Summit of the Eight (G-8 Summit), 1997
- Miniseries
- (With Hugh Benson) The Blue and the Gray, CBS, 1982
- Television Work
- Specials
- Director and (with Linda Bloodworth-Thomason) executive producer, TheDesigning Women Special: Their Finest Hour, CBS, 1990
- Executive producer and director, An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1993
- Executive producer, The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1997
- Director, Legacy (Bill Clinton Retrospective--2000 DNC), 2000
- Director, Hillary 2000 (NY Primary), 2000
- Pilots
- (With Lee Majors) Producer, How Do I Kill a Thief--Let Me Count the Ways, ABC, 1982
- Executive producer, London and Davis in New York, CBS, 1984
- Executive producer and director, Fully Clothed, Non-Dancing Girls,CBS, 1996
- Television Director
- Episodic
- Designing Women, CBS, 1987-1991
- Evening Shade, CBS, 1990-1994
- Hearts Afire, CBS, 1992-1995
- Women of the House, CBS and Lifetime, 1995
- Emeril, NBC, 2001
- Television Appearances
- Specials
- The Clintons: A Marriage of Power, The Learning Channel, 1999
- Film Work
- Producer and director, Encounter with the Unknown, Libert Films, 1973
- Producer and director, So Sad about Gloria (also known as Visions of Doom and Visions of Evil), Libert Films, 1973
- Director, The Great Lester Boggs (also known as Redneck Country, The Hootch Country Boys, and The Hardheads), 1975
- Producer and director, Revenge of Bigfoot (also known as RufusJ. Pickle and the Indian), 1979
- Executive producer and director, The Day It Came to Earth, 1979
- Also producer of The Hard Hats.
- WRITINGS
- Television Specials
- Cowrote (with Judy Blume), Tiger Eyes, based on Blume's book of the same title.
- Television Episodes
- "The Molly Sue," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1983
- "Nashville Pirates," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1983
- Also wrote episodes of Hearts Afire, CBS.
- Screenplays
- Encounter with the Unknown, 1973
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- New Republic, September 9, 1996, p. 26; August 24, 1988, p. 10
- New York Times, March 3, 1991, pp. 29-30