John Wells
Producer
Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover...Hollywood's impression that NBC now is more interested in saving money than in producing memorable television. Famed producer John Wells said as much in criticizing the network for canceling his expensive drama "Southland" this fall before... In this article: NBC, Comcast Corp., NBC Universal, Johnny Carson, Jeff Zucker, Tom Brokaw, David Brinkley, Jerry Seinfeld, Milton Berle, and Chet Huntley |
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PR Newswire: All Releases | August 26, 2008
HUMANITAS Prize Announces New Finalists and Welcomes New President, New Venue and New Vision
...The Notorious Bettie Page, Infamous, and A Home at the End of the World. Wells served as the president of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1999 to 2001. Wells is taking over for Frank Desiderio, C.S.P., who has been president of...
In this article: Humanitas, Boston Legal, The West Wing, Academy Award, Beverly Hills, The Beverly Hills Hotel, and The Hollywood Reporter
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
John Wells (TV producer)
...of the television series ER '', ''Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank , California. He was elected president of the Writers Guild of America, west in...
In this article: Emmy Award, China Beach, John Carter, ER, Third Watch, The West Wing, Edward Allen Bernero, Lydia Woodward, and Michael Crichton
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Business Wire Entertainment News | March 23, 2009
DIRECTV Strikes New Deal With Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to Bring Smith, The Nine and Eyes Back to Primetime with Never-Before-Seen Episodes Beginning April 8
...as well as the forthcoming Southland. Wells, Brooke Kennedy, Christopher Chulack and R. Scott Gemmill are executive producers of Smith, from John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The Nine will premiere on...
In this article: Smith, The Nine, Eyes, Directv, Warner Bros, DirecTV, Emmy, Warner Bros, and Tim Daly
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Chicago Tribune | October 28, 2009
TNT's 'Southland' deal doesn't seal production
...be known until next year. Under the terms being negotiated, TNT will buy the seven episodes that ran last spring as well as the six new episodes that Warner Bros. and John Wells Productions made for NBC. The show is not going back into...
In this article: Southland, Warner Bros., NBC, Jay Leno, ER, and Los Angeles
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Neal Baer
...of Women in Film and Television as the Best Children's Drama of the Year. Baer was hired by writer and producer John Wells to write for drama series China Beach. The series focused on nurses in Vietnam and Baer was nominated for a Writers...
In this article: Emmy Award, ER, Harvard Medical School, Colorado College, Neal Baer, Lance Gentile, and American Film Institute
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L.A. Times - Business | September 18, 2009
John Wells wins Writers Guild president's post, again
John Wells wins Writers Guild president's post, again John Wells, the executive producer behind the hit TV shows "ER" and "The West Wing," has been elected for the second time as president of the Writers Guild of America, West, ending a...
In this article: Patric M. Verrone, MASH, Allegation, Southland, and Writers Guild of America, west
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Shameless
...Channel in the U.S.. Wells, whose production company, John Wells Productions, is based at the Warner Bros. studio in California, is also producing new NBC police drama similar to Robbery Homicide Division. By October 2009, the...
In this article: Shameless, Paul Abbott, Channel 4, Danny Brocklehurst, Sundance Channel, and BBC America
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New York Times | June 22, 2009
John Wells Goes for Another Term as Writers Guild President
...in the ring at the Writers Guild of America, West. On Monday the guild said its nominating committee had named Mr. Wells, a former guild president, as a candidate for the president's office. He will run against Elias Davis, who is currently...
In this article: Pablum, Writers Guild of America, west, TiVo, Mad Men, ER, and The West Wing
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The Evidence (TV series)
...trying to solve the murder of his own wife Julia. Created and executive-produced by Sam Baum and Dustin Thomason, The Evidence is a John Wells Production in association with Warner Bros. Television. The show's pilot episode premiered on...
In this article: The Evidence, Orlando Jones, Martin Landau, Rob Estes, San Francisco Police Department, Dustin Thomason, and Warner Bros
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www.latimes.com
John Wells elected president of Writers Guild
...partial repudiation of Patric Verrone, who led the 100-day strike that ended last year. The Writers Guild of America, West elected John Wells, executive producer of the hit TV shows "ER" and "The West Wing," to be the union's new president,...
In this article: Patric M. Verrone, Southland, Recession, Writers Guild of America, west, Directors Guild of America, and Screen Actors Guild
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John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is a theater and television producer and writer. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1979. (A studio theatre at Carnegie Mellon University bears his name.)
He is best known for his role of producer of the television series ER, Third Watch, The West Wing, China Beach, and recently The Evidence.
He also worked on movies such as Doom and White Oleander. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California.
He is former president of the West section of the Writers Guild of America.
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