Burton Roy Sugarman (born January 4, 1939) is an American film and television producer best known for creating and producing the iconic 1970s/early '80s variety series The Midnight Special , which served as a showcase for popular musical groups of the time.
9-632: Sugarman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Burt Sugarman , American television producer George Sugarman , American artist Jeremy Sugarman , American bioethicist Jule Sugarman , American public administrator Morris Henry Sugarman , American architect Richard Sugarman , American professor of religion, political advisor to Bernie Sanders Sara Sugarman , Welsh actress and film director Stephen Sugarman , American law professor Tracy Sugarman , American graphic designer Other uses [ edit ] Sugarman syndrome ,
18-485: A Break! and Kate and Allie ). They made a few theatrical movies as well, most notably Jaws 3-D (1983). The company was acquired in 1978 by Reeves Communications Corp. In 1984, Landsburg left the company and formed The Landsburg Company, in partnership with Cox Enterprises , and ALP was renamed the Reeves Entertainment Group . David Auberbach, a friend of Landsburg served as vice president, received
27-553: A common name for a human disease Sugarman: The Best of Rodriguez , a compilation album by Rodriguez (musician) Two Yoo Project - Sugarman , a South Korean TV series Sugarman Gang , an English burglary ring which operated during the early 1900s The Sugarman 3 , an American retro-funk band formed by Neal Sugarman, Adam Scone, and Rudy Albin See also [ edit ] Sugar Man (disambiguation) Sugerman , surname [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
36-528: A new deal at the studio. Barris Industries originally owned a 5.27% stake in Reeves, with backing from Burt Sugarman . In 1987, the company had signed a partnership with independent television producer Blue Andre to an exclusive first-look agreement, to develop projects like The Warriors , which was based on a 1985 Pulitzer Prize play winner by William Broad , which was sold to CBS as a two-hour made-for-television movie, and The Secret of Sherwood Forest , which
45-574: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Burt Sugarman Sugarman also produced the 1970s game shows Celebrity Sweepstakes , Whew! and The Wizard of Odds , and the short-lived series The Richard Pryor Show . During 1979, Sugarman also owned shares in Old Tucson Corporation, which owned the Old Tucson and Old Vegas amusement parks in Arizona and Nevada. In
54-413: The surname Sugarman . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sugarman&oldid=1199188880 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
63-513: The 1980s, he produced the motion pictures Kiss Me Goodbye , Extremities and Children of a Lesser God . He was the executive producer of the film Crimes of the Heart in 1986 and television series The Newlywed Game 1988. He was also part owner of Barris Industries (later known as the Guber - Peters Entertainment Company) before it was sold to Sony in 1989. During the late 1980s, Burt Sugarman
72-421: Was a member of The Giant Group, which they had bought investments in media firms, like broadcasting firm Reeves Entertainment Group , and television broadcaster/cable system operator/newspaper owner Media General in 1987. Sugarman married television personality and talk show host Mary Hart in 1989; they have one son. He had previously been married to Pauline Schur and to the late actress Carol Wayne , and
81-661: Was engaged to actresses Ann-Margret and Myrna Hansen . This article about a television producer from the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alan Landsburg Productions Alan Landsburg Productions (ALP) was an independent television production company founded by Alan Landsburg in 1971. The company produced In Search of... and That's Incredible! . The company also found success in television movies (the Emmy -winning Mickey Rooney film Bill ), and scripted shows (the sitcoms Gimme
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