Mark McClafferty
Mark McClafferty | |
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| Born | Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware |
| Occupation(s) | Film/Television Producer, Television writer Chairman of Spellbound Pictures Ltd, an Entertainment Production,Publishing & Distribution Company |
Mark McClafferty is an American film producer, television producer/writer, and Chairman of Spellbound Pictures.
Early life
Mark McClafferty was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended the Alexis I. Du Pont School in Greenville, Delaware and then the University of Delaware where he was elected as its Student Government President in 1970. It was at the university that Mark became a speaker for student rights and an advocate against the war in Vietnam. His reputation caught the attention of the Ad Hoc Committee of Members of the House of Representatives for the Policy in South East Asia who asked him to present his views before Congress on the Vietnam War.[1]
Mark was selected by Delaware Governor
Film and Television career
In 1973, Mark traveled West to soon join the
Moving back to ABC as a program executive, Mark was promoted to Director of Dramatic Programming for the network. Mark and his staff were responsible for supervising such shows as:
Mark was then recruited by
In 1996, Mark and his partner, Pamela Edwards McClafferty, formed Spellbound Pictures Ltd., USA LLC and completed a $60,000,000.00, 12-picture deal with Ellipse/Canal “+, the French Entertainment giant to supply the United Artist Theatre Circuit with a steady flow of family friendly films.[10] Mark was named Chairman of the consortium. It was under this deal that Spellbound completed The Climb, which was released February 26, 1999.[citation needed]
The Climb won eight major film festival awards including Giffoni, Berlin (UNICEF AWARD), Houston and Montreal.[
He was also executive producer of Katt Williams Live the successful Comedy Special/DVD Katt Williams Live now showing on Comedy Central.
Spellbound Pictures Ltd. currently has released its first novel "Blue" author Walter Jones. The musical, Artland, (Music by legendary Stanley Clarke, Book & Lyrics by Bestselling novelist, Pamela Edwards McClafferty, Produced by Mr.McClafferty) has completed a Workshop at the Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Also on Spellbound Pictures Ltd. slate is the song, SILENT SOLDIERS, just released, sung by American Idol finalist, Rudy Cardenas, paying tribute to the Veterans of the "greatest generation to the latest generation" for the American Veterans Centers.
Mark is a member of
References
- ^ Hearings before an Ad Hoc Committee of Members of the House of Representatives Ninety-First Congress Second Session. May 21 and 22, 1970, Page 121 of the Congressional Record, Paul Findley, Illinois, Chairman
- ^ Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions/McClafferty Announcement, Page 1. Daily Variety, October 1, 1979
- ^ a b "McClafferty Heads Par's Murphy TV Arm," Page 1, 17. Daily Variety, November 5, 1987
- ^ Los Angeles Times, July 24, 1989
- ^ ”Clippers". Daily Variety, June 5, 1991
- ^ Beller, Miles. ”Royal Family". The Hollywood Reporter, April 8, 1992
- ^ ”What's Alan Watching". USA Today, July 24, 1989
- ^ Hack, Richard: “The Kid Who Loved Christmas,” Page 12. The Hollywood Reporter, December 11, 1989
- ^ Hiltbrand, David: “The Kid Who Loved Christmas”, Page 13. People Magazine, Dec. 1989
- ^ Busch, Anita M. and Paul Smith: “UATC Gets Spellbound”, Page 5. Daily Variety, Jan 18. 1996
- ^ ”The Climb". Variety, June 28, 1999
- ^ McDaniel, Mike: “Unlikely Friendship Gives ‘Climb’ A Lift”, Life&Entertainment-Sec. D. Houston Chronicle, April 16, 1999
- ^ "Omicron Delta Kappa – History of Omicron Delta Kappa". ODK.org. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
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