Woody Fraser, the prolific American producer and director greatest recognized for launching “The Mike Douglas Present” and “Good Morning America,” has died. He was 90.
Selection confirmed that Fraser died Saturday afternoon through his daughter Stacy. Extra particulars will develop into accessible within the coming days.
Fraser has remained one of the vital profitable TV producers in leisure historical past, particularly within the speak, information and selection programming areas. In his roughly 50 years in Hollywood, Fraser amassed credit on “The Dick Cavett Present,” “The Richard Simmons Present,” “On Trial,” “What Would You Do?,” “The Household Problem,” “That’s Unbelievable!,” “The Dwelling Present” and extra.
Lengthy-time collaborator and fellow producer E.V. Di Massa Jr. took to Fb Sunday to recollect his mentor and pal.
“My mentor and a real producing genius Woody Fraser handed,” Massa wrote, sharing an image of them collectively. “So many recollections. Right here we’re accepting the Mike Douglas Lifetime Award on the Emmys..might God maintain him till we now have our subsequent manufacturing assembly in heaven.”
Fraser began his profession in tv in 1960 as a director for NBC. That very same yr he can be launched to Mike Douglas and shortly after the pair co-created “The Mike Douglas Present,” which ran over 4000 episodes from 1961-1982.
After the launch of “Mike Douglas,” Fraser had a meteoric rise via the business, turning into one of the vital in-demand producers of the mid-’60s and early-’70s. From 1966-1973, Fraser was liable for over 32 hours of tv every week, producing collection like “The Della Reese Present,” “The Invoice Russel Present,” and “Child Speak.”
In more moderen years, Fraser helped launch collection like “McEnroe” for CNBC and “Huckabee” for Fox Information.
Fraser is survived by his eight kids and three grandchildren.
