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Donald L. Taffner

Donald L. Taffner
Born
Donald L. Taffner

(1930-11-29)November 29, 1930
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 2011(2011-09-06) (aged 80)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Alma materSt. John’s University
OccupationProducer
SpouseEleanor Bolta
ChildrenDonald Taffner Jr.
Karen Butler

Donald L. Taffner (November 29, 1930 - September 6, 2011) was an American television producer.[1] Taffner and his wife-business partner Eleanor Bolta were responsible for bringing to the U.S. such television shows as Three's Company, Too Close for Comfort and The Benny Hill Show.[2]

Biography

Taffner was born on November 29, 1930, in New York. He began working as a mail delivery agent for the William Morris Agency in 1952. Between 1955 and 1959, he served as an agent. He later worked at Paramount's New York office until, in 1963, he left the company to form DLT Entertainment (formerly D.L. Taffner Ltd.), a production company that began offering American series to international broadcasters.

In 1975, Taffner acquired from Thames Television the rights to the adaptation of the British series Man About the House (1973-1976), which was produced in the U.S as the title of Three's Company. Starring John Ritter, Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt, the sitcom became a hit, produced between 1976 and 1984. The series spawned two spin-offs: The Ropers and Three's a Crowd. This second was actually the continuation of the original production, which at the time had already been canceled.

Trying to rescue the success of Three's Company, Taffner bought the adaptation rights to the British series Keep It in the Family (1980-1983) and produced Too Close for Comfort.

In 1987, D.L. Taffner, Ltd. acquired the exclusive rights to the Thames Television game show Whose Baby? and would remake the show for an American audience.[3] That year, D.L. Taffner partnered with Muir Sutherland and his Celtic Films company to link for programming, based on The Saint.[4] That year, Don Taffner had hired former Camelot Entertainment Sales employee Rick Levy to join the studio, in which he had served as president of sales and marketing.[5]

After a few failed attempts, Taffner co-produced the British sitcom As Time Goes By in partnership with Theatre of Comedy Entertainment, and starring Judi Dench. The television series had 9 seasons, produced between 1992 and 2002, returning with specials in 2005.

References

  1. ^ "DONALD L. TAFFNER, Obituary". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^ "TV producer Don Taffner dies". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Syndication Marketplace" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1987-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  4. ^ Watkins, Roger (1987-04-15). "Taffner & Celtic Churning Out And Developing For British TV". Variety. p. 128.
  5. ^ "Rick Levy Surfaces At D.L. Taffner Ltd. As Top Salesman". Variety. 1987-08-12. p. 61.

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