Mort Nathan

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Mort Nathan
Born
United States
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director, producer
Notable work The Golden Girls

Mort Nathan is an American television producer, screenwriter and film director. He was one of the co-producers and head writers of the comedy show The Golden Girls . Nathan won two Emmy awards, two Golden Globes, and a Writers Guild of America award for his work on the series.[ citation needed ] He has written and produced over 150 hours of prime time television shows and directed the feature films Boat Trip , [1] Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj , and National Lampoon's Bag Boy .

In 1989, he started out KTMB Productions with Barry Fanaro, and two alums from The Golden Girls , Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman, with a deal at Touchstone Television. [2] Both Fanaro and Nathan subsequently moved to Paramount Television in 1992 to start out Fanaro/Nathan Productions. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Rooney, David (21 March 2003). "Boat Trip". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Disney development deals" (PDF). Broadcasting . 1989-05-01. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Paramount and Disney get creattive" (PDF). Broadcasting . 1992-07-13. Retrieved 2021-08-30.


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