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Lorimar was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1968-1993. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The year 1968 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1968. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. It was founded by Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky and Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and their last initials (M for Molasky, A for Adelson, R for Rich). Irwin Molasky is considered a pioneer and one of the most important people in the development of Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

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History

Early years

Lorimar's first major hit production was The Waltons, which premiered in 1972 following a one-off TV movie in 1971. The Waltons is an American Television series created by Earl Hamner Jr Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Throughout the 1970s, Lorimar produced several other shows as well; of these, the most popular by far was Dallas. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 In 1980, Lorimar purchased the bankrupt Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Allied Artists Pictures Corporation started life as a Subsidiary of Monogram Pictures in 1946 as an outlet for films with bigger names and higher budgets than

Family-friendly sitcoms under Lorimar

In the 1980s, Lorimar's output swung toward family-friendly sitcoms; among these were Perfect Strangers and Full House. Perfect Strangers is an American Sitcom that ran for eight seasons from 1986 through 1993 on ABC. Full House is an American Television sitcom that originally ran from September 22 1987 to May 23 1995 on ABC.

Lorimar-Telepictures

In 1986, Lorimar merged with television syndication firm Telepictures, becoming Lorimar-Telepictures; later that year, they purchased the MGM lot from Ted Turner. The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Telepictures is an American Television syndication firm established in 1978 by Michael Garin. Lorimar-Telepictures was a production and Television syndication firm established in 1986 with the merger of Lorimar and Telepictures until both TV divisions Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist.

Purchase by Warner Communications

In 1988, Lorimar-Telepictures became Lorimar Television. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Lorimar was an American Television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros In 1989, Lorimar was purchased by Warner Communications, which was merging with Time Inc. to form Time Warner. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Time Inc is a major subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Lorimar's distribution business was folded into Warner Bros. Television; since then, the Telepictures name has been resurrected as both a production company (circa 1990), and once again as a syndication company (1996, after the Turner merger). Warner Bros Television is the television production and distribution arm of Warner Bros Telepictures is an American Television syndication firm established in 1978 by Michael Garin. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

The former MGM studio lot was sold to Sony to house Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures and Sony's other film operations. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc ( SPE) is the television and Film production/distribution unit of Japanese Media conglomerate Sony }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company TriStar Pictures Inc (spelled Tri-Star until 1991 is a film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Lorimar continued as a production company until 1993, when it was absorbed into Warner Bros. Television. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Warner Bros Television is the television production and distribution arm of Warner Bros The last series to premiere under the Lorimar name was Time Trax. Time Trax is an American / Australian co-produced Science fiction television series that first aired in 1993.

Key components owned by Lorimar

Additionally, Lorimar has owned key components of the film library of the defunct Allied Artists film studio (originally Monogram Pictures), which includes Cabaret and Papillon; these too are now owned by Warner. Allied Artists Pictures Corporation started life as a Subsidiary of Monogram Pictures in 1946 as an outlet for films with bigger names and higher budgets than Monogram Pictures Corporation was a Hollywood studio that produced and released films most on low budgets between 1931 and Cabaret is a 1972 American Musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York Papillon is a 1973 Film based on the autobiography of Henri Charrière.

TV productions

Theatrical films

Lorimar not only specialized in producing television programs, they also produced (sporadically) a number of theatrical motion pictures starting in the late 1970's, most of which were originally distributed by other studios as noted. The Good Life was a Situation comedy which was aired in the United States by NBC as part of its 1971-72 lineup. Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment 's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different The Waltons is an American Television series created by Earl Hamner Jr Sybil is a 1976 Drama film that originally aired as a made-for- Television Miniseries. Eight Is Enough is an American Television Comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Knots Landing is a Primetime Television Soap opera that aired for 14 seasons from December 27 1979 to May 13 The People's Court is a television court show in which Small claims court cases are heard though what is shown is actually a binding arbitration. Falcon Crest is an American primetime television Soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons from December 4 King's Crossing is a short-lived 1982 television series starring Mary Frann and Linda Hamilton. ThunderCats is an American Animated television series that was developed and produced by Rankin/Bass Productions debuting in 1985 Love Connection was an American television Game show, where singles tried to find the best date and/or to have something in common with each other Hunter is a police drama television series starring Fred Dryer which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991 Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. The Hogan Family is an American television Situation comedy that aired from March 1, 1986 to July 20, 1991, Perfect Strangers is an American Sitcom that ran for eight seasons from 1986 through 1993 on ABC. Full House is an American Television sitcom that originally ran from September 22 1987 to May 23 1995 on ABC. Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC Television series which ran from 1988 to 1991 Freddy's Nightmares is a late-night television anthology series which premiered in October 1988 and ran until March 1990. Sisters is a Television Drama which aired on NBC for six seasons from 1991 to 1996 Step by Step is an American television sitcom which aired on ABC from September 20, 1991 to August 15, Hangin' with Mr Cooper is an American Television Sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997 Time Trax is an American / Australian co-produced Science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. In the late 1980s they had a film production and distribution unit known as Lorimar Motion Pictures. In 1988, the film unit was reorganized as Lorimar Film Entertainment. At the same time, Lorimar made a distribution deal with Warner Bros. (oddly a year before Warner's takeover of Lorimar). Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Under Warner, Lorimar continued to make theatrical films until 1990.

The rights to most of the films noted here have been retained by their original distributors (as noted with an * asterisk), while others are now in the hands of Warner Bros. The television rights to The Last Starfighter are owned by Warner, while Universal holds theatrical and home video rights. In the UK, films produced by Lorimar in the late 1970's/early 1980's were distributed by ITC Entertainment. The Incorporated Television Company (ITC is a British television company largely involved in production and distribution

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