Biography
Edwin "Ed" Samson Friendly Jr. was an American television producer. He was responsible for creating the television programs Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Little House on the Prairie, and Backstairs at the White House.
Born in New York City, Ed Friendly served with the United States Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. After the war, he worked at the advertising agency of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. He began his television career in 1949, working for ABC as director of sales before moving to CBS as a contract producer and then, in 1959, to NBC as vice president of special programs.
Friendly moved to California in 1967 and formed his own production company, Ed Friendly Productions, Inc. He received the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1975 for Little House on the Prairie and in 1978 for Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion, an adaptation of the 1972 children's novel San Domingo, the Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry.
Filmography
all 13
Producer 11
Movies 9
TV Shows 4
Writer 1
Creator 1
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas (2014)
The Ladies (1987)
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1983)
The Flame Is Love (1979)
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? (1977)
Young Pioneers (1976)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Turn-On (1969)
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Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-04-08
Deathday
2007-06-17 (85 years old)
Birth Place
New York City, United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Edwin Samson Friendly, Jr.
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