In 1973, he served as the executive producer for an unsold television pilot for ABC called "Pomroy's People." The program starred Brock Peters as a minister in a rural Kentucky community.
American independent producer. Started with the advertising agency Benton & Bowles, marketing The Dick Van Dyke Show. Co-founded Mirisch-Rich Productions in 1965. Co-founded and acted as head of Lorimar Productions from 1969 (producing The Waltons, Dallas, Knots Landing, etc.). In 1986 became chairman and chief executive of MGM/UA Communications.
As an enforcer during the blacklist Red Scare: How did it work? We had a list. There were certain people on it, and Procter & Gamble wouldn't hire them.
