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Richard Dorso(1909-2011)

  • Producer
  • Writer
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Richard Dorso
Richard Dorso was born on 29 November 1909 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952), Sierra Stranger (1957) and Men of Annapolis (1957). He was married to Elizabeth (Betty) J. McLoughlin. He died on 6 April 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 29, 1909
DiedApril 6, 2011(101)
BornNovember 29, 1909
DiedApril 6, 2011(101)
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Known for

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952)
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
3.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Howard Duff, Ed Kemmer, and Gloria McGehee in Sierra Stranger (1957)
Sierra Stranger
5.6
  • Writer(as Richard J. Dorso)
  • 1957
Men of Annapolis (1957)
Men of Annapolis
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer(as Richard J. Dorso)
The Doris Day Show (1968)
The Doris Day Show
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer

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  • P.O.P.
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • A Good Sport (1984)
    A Good Sport
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1984
  • Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983)
    Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • The Doris Day Show (1968)
    The Doris Day Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1969
  • Shoestring Safari
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952)
    Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
    3.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952–1955
  • Those Were the Days
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1953

Writer



  • This Man Dawson (1959)
    This Man Dawson
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Richard J. Dorso)
    • 1959
  • Men of Annapolis (1957)
    Men of Annapolis
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by (as Richard J. Dorso)
    • 1957
  • Howard Duff, Ed Kemmer, and Gloria McGehee in Sierra Stranger (1957)
    Sierra Stranger
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • story (as Richard J. Dorso)
    • 1957
  • Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952)
    Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
    3.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • original story
    • teleplay
    • 1952–1953

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Richard J. Dorso
  • Born
    • November 29, 1909
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 6, 2011
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth (Betty) J. McLoughlin1955 - February 5, 2002 (her death)
  • Other works
    In 1968, he and Bob Sweeney co-produced an unsold comedy pilot called "Stanley Against the System" starring Larry Hovis.

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