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William T. Orr‌

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William T. Orr

New York City, New York, USA

William T. Orr

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1917-09-27

Popularity

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William T. Orr (September 27, 1917 – December 25, 2002) was an American television producer associated with a series of western and detective programs of the 1950s-1970s. On most of his Warner Bros. series, he was billed as "Wm. T. Orr". Orr began his career as an actor; his film credits include The Mortal Storm, The Gay Sisters, and The Big Street. As the first head of Warner Bros. Television department, Orr forged a fruitful alliance with ABC, which resulted in the network having a number of prime time hits, such as Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, and F Troop. At the height of this relationship in the early 1960s, Orr had nine programs in prime time simultaneously. Of these, no program was more significant than one of his earliest, Cheyenne. It was a groundbreaking series that was both the first hour-long western and the first series of any kind made by a major Hollywood film studio consisting entirely of content wholly exclusive to television. A curator at The Paley Center for Media (previously named The Museum of Television and Radio) once encapsulated Orr's importance to Warner Bros. by saying, "Television began as a step-child. But because of Orr, it became equal with film in creating revenue and jobs for the studio." One of the key reforms he made to effect this change was to move Warner's nascent television department from cramped quarters in New York City to Los Angeles studios separate from the film division. His impact on the genre of western fiction was recognized with a Golden Boot Award upon the announcement of his death.

Movie Credits

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm‌
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calendar 1940

Unholy Partners

Unholy Partners‌
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calendar 1941

The Big Street

The Big Street‌
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calendar 1942

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1‌
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calendar 1941

My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back‌
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calendar 1940

Meet the Fleet

Meet the Fleet‌
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calendar 1940

Navy Blues

Navy Blues‌
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calendar 1941

Brother Rat

Brother Rat‌
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calendar 1938

Honeymoon for Three

Honeymoon for Three‌
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calendar 1941

Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns‌
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calendar 1941

The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High‌
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calendar 1939

Invitation to Happiness

Invitation to Happiness‌
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calendar 1939

Service with the Colors

Service with the Colors‌
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calendar 1940

He Hired the Boss

He Hired the Boss‌
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calendar 1943

The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters‌
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calendar 1942

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul‌
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calendar 1993

Soldiers in White

Soldiers in White‌
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calendar 1942

Those Good Old Days

Those Good Old Days‌
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calendar 1941

Young America Flies

Young America Flies‌
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calendar 1940

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out‌
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calendar 1941

Three Cadets

Three Cadets‌
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calendar 1943

P-47 Combat Operations

P-47 Combat Operations‌
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calendar 1945

Land and Live in the Desert

Land and Live in the Desert‌
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calendar 1945

Tv Credits

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
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calendar 1952

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show‌
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calendar 1962