Brandon Stoddard
Brandon Stoddard | |
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Born | Brandon B. Stoddard March 31, 1937 |
Died | December 22, 2014 Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 77)
Spouse(s) | Alexandra Green Johns (29 July 1961 – 1974; 2 children) Mary Ann Dolan (February 1984 – 22 December 2014) |
Brandon Stoddard (March 31, 1937 – December 22, 2014) was an American television executive. He was president of ABC Entertainment between 1985 and 1989 and head of ABC Productions between 1989 and 1995.[1][2] He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[3]
Early life
Brandon Stoddard was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in on March 31, 1937. His parents were Johnson Stoddard, a lawyer, and Constance Stoddard. He grew up in Southport.[4] He played guitar in a calypso band. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Yale College in 1958.[5][6] In the summer of 1958, he was a member of a Yale thespian group that toured Europe for two months, which included a month of performances at army bases.[7] He studied at Columbia Law School.[4]
Career
Brandon Stoddard started his career in
Personal life
Stoddard was married twice. His first wife was Alexandra Stoddard, with whom he had two daughters: journalist A. B. Stoddard and Brooke Stoddard. His second wife was Mary Anne Dolan.[4]
Death and legacy
Stoddard March 2014, he was inducted into the
References
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (23 December 2014). "Brandon Stoddard, ABC Exec Who Shepherded 'Roots,' Dies at 77". Variety. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ a b "Brandon Stoddard dies at 77; ABC exec behind 'Roots,' 'Thorn Birds'". Los Angeles Times. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ^ Current Biography Yearbook 1989. 1990-01-01.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ a b c "Brandon Stoddard, Former ABC Entertainment President, Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- The Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport, Connecticut, volume LXXV, number 163, July 14, 1958, page 6. (subscription required)
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (23 December 2014). "Brandon Stoddard Dies: Ex-ABC Exec Helped Develop 'Roots', 'Schoolhouse Rock'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ "Brandon Stoddard Dead at 77". www.broadcastingcable.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
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