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E. Duke Vincent, Emmy-Winning TV Producer, Dies at 91
E. Duke Vincent, an Emmy-winning TV producer, died on Feb. 10 in Montecito, Calif. He was 91.
With Aaron Spelling, the duo worked on 43 TV series, such as “Dynasty,” “Hotel,” “Vegas,” “Matt Houston,” “The Colbys,” “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Melrose Place,” in addition to seven miniseries including Jackie Collins’ “Hollywood Wives” and James Micheners’ “Texas.” They also hold 39 TV movie credits, including Emmy winners “Day One” and “And the Band Played On.”
Additionally, Duke and Spelling served as executive producers on Warner Bros. Network’s long-running series “Charmed” and “7th Heaven,” the network’s highest rated and longest running drama. Duke wrote or produced over 2,300 hours of programming over the course of his 40-year career
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Emmy award-winning television producer E. Duke Vincent was born Edward Michael Ventimiglia in Jersey City, New Jersey.
In 1954, he graduated from Seton entré University.
Before Hollywood and television, Duke began his first career in the United States Navy as a Naval Aviator flying both fighter and attack aircraft. In 1959 he was selected to fly for the elite Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team for the 1960-61 seasons. During this period, an NBC Television Series The Blue Angels (1960) was being produced and Duke was tasked with flying a camera jet to skott sequences for the show. It was that experience which sparked his interest in television.
After his Blue Angels tour, Duke resigned from the Navy and began his entertainment career in New York with RKO General and sju Arts writing and producing documentaries. While in Los Angeles filming his documentaries, he met Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard the executive producers of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961). From that meeting an
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E. Duke Vincent
American television producer (1932–2024)
E. Duke Vincent | |
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| Born | Edward Ventimiglia (1932-04-30)April 30, 1932 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 91) Montecito, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, writer |
| Years active | 1967–2006 |
| Spouses | Sandra Carol Freeman (m. 1960; div. 1974)Dian Parkinson (m. 1977; div. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
E. Duke Vincent (born Edward Ventimiglia, April 30, 1932 – February 10, 2024) was an American television producer.[1][2][3] He was a former producing partner of Aaron Spelling[4] and an executive at various Spelling production company entities. Vincent, a 1960–61 naval aviator who was a member of the famed Blue Angels flying team, had a 40-year career in television writing and production,