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Date of Birth

22 April 1923, Dallas, Texas, USA

Date of Death

23 June 2006, Los Angeles, California, USA (complications following a stroke)

Mini Biography

Aaron Spelling graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Before that, he attended Forest Avenue High. He started as a writer and sold his first script to "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1955). He wrote for various television shows, including "Playhouse 90" (1956). After he wrote his first pilot he became a producer for Four Star Productions. He partnered with Danny Thomas and formed Thomas-Spelling Productions. In 1972 he formed Aaron Spelling Productions, and then joined with Leonard Goldberg for Spelling-Goldberg Productions. In 1986 his company went public and formed Spelling Entertainment, Inc. In 1995, he became vice-chairman of Spelling Entertainment, Inc., and chairman of Spelling Television, a subsidiary. Spelling Entertainment owns World Vision (syndication), Hamilton Projects and Republic Pictures. It also owns a software company called Virgin Interactive. Hamilton Projects handles merchandising for Spelling's shows. The main office is located at 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California.

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Spouse

Carole Gene ("Candy") Marer	(23 November 1968 - 23 June 2006) (his death) 2 children
Carolyn Jones	(10 April 1953 - 1964) (divorced)

Trivia

His 6-acre mansion "The Manor" at 594 Mapleton Drive in Bel Air, California has 123 rooms, a bowling alley, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court, screening room and four 2-car garages. Spelling bought the property in 1983, including a house that had belonged to Bing Crosby. He demolished the Crosby house and built the largest single-family home in California.

He suffered from fear of flying.

Took the name 'Jerry Lane' during World War II.

Father of actress Tori Spelling and actor Randy Spelling

Graduated from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas with a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1945

Had so many shows on ABC in the 1970s, people in the business joked that ABC stood for "Aaron's Broadcasting Company".

He used to be a cheerleader.

Holds Guinness World Record for most prolific television producer.

Suffered a stroke on June 18, 2006 and was briefly hospitalized.

Was a lifelong pipe smoker. In 2001 he was diagnosed with oral cancer.

Four of his shows (and counting) have been made into theatrical films.

At some point during the run of "Degrassi Junior High" (1987), Spelling made an attempt to buy the rights and produce the show in America. Shortly after his request was declined, he produced "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990).

He launched careers for different actors such as Jamie Luner, Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, Marcia Cross and George Eads, just to name a few.

Business partners included E. Duke Vincent and Leonard Goldberg.

Friend of Nolan Miller, Dominick Dunne and Lawrence Gordon.

Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

His daughter, Tori Spelling,'s godmother was Barbara Stanwyck.

His mentor was Dick Powell. They both suffered from throat cancer from heavy smoking.

Despite his $500,000,000 fortune, according to her autobiography "Story Telling", he left his daughter Tory only a little more than $800,000 in his will. She writes that, after death taxes, she netted only half that.

Tori Spelling was a neighbor of Farrah Fawcett for ten years in a condo she rented from her parents.

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