Suzanne de Passe
Business Executive and Producer
The Jacksons: An American Dream...Motown group The Jackson 5. The miniseries was executive produced by Suzanne de Passe and Stan Marguiles, produced by Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson and Margaret Maldonado and directed by Karen Arthur. The Jacksons: An American Dream ''... In this article: Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, The Jacksons: An American Dream, VH1, Katherine Jackson, Billie Jean, Jason Weaver, Motown, and DVD |
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Sunday Mirror | October 27, 2009
This Is It! Michael Jackson Filmography Top 10
...Jackson first performed his famous moonwalk dance move. This was a 1983 special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, to commemorate Motown's 25th year of existence. Michael Jackson played the role of the Scarecrow who is...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Motown Records, London, Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls, Scarecrow, Stan Winston, Martin Bashir, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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CBS | September 03, 2009
Stars, Friends, Family Say Bye To King Of Pop
...Jackson's ex-wife, Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the King of Rock and Roll, as well as Mila Kunis, Motown producer Suzanne de Passe, Chris Tucker, Corey Feldman and Quincy Jones, Jackson's "Thriller" producer. Michael Jackson will...
In this article: Michael Jackson, E mail, California, Clark Gable, Al Sharpton, and Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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Boston Herald | June 30, 2009
When Motown met Michael Jackson
...who helmed Motown's creative division. "But these are the facts. I arranged for the group to come to Detroit on a Saturday to meet (Motown exec) Suzanne de Passe." Jackson, his brothers, their father and a cousin who played in the band...
In this article: Motown Records, Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5, Detroit, James Brown, Bobby Taylor, Berry Gordy Jr., Diana Ross, and I Want You Back
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Business Wire Entertainment News | May 19, 2009
DreamWorks Studios Acquires Life Rights to Martin Luther King, Jr. Story
..."Small Sacrifices," "The Jacksons: An American Dream," and "Buffalo Girls. " De Passe began her career at Motown Records as creative assistant to Berry Gordy and eventually becoming President of Motown Productions where she...
In this article: Martin Luther King, Jr., DreamWorks, Emmy, Steven Spielberg, and Memphis, Tennessee
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Yahoo! News | August 08, 2008
Actor Howard tackles new role: recording artist
...native envisioned 16 years ago. That's when he first traveled to Los Angeles to audition for the Jackson 5 biopic "The Jacksons" -- he wanted to meet Motown producer Suzanne de Passe and develop his music career. But his stint in the biopic led...
In this article: Terrence Howard, R&B, Vincent, Los Angeles, Don McLean, Hustle & Flow, Bread, Buena Vista Social Club, and Academy Award
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
...25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was a 1983 television special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, to commemorate Motown's twenty-fifth year of existence. (Motown was founded in January 1959...
In this article: Diana Ross, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, Mary Wilson, Michael Jackson, Jackson 5, Berry Gordy, Billie Jean, and What's Going On
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Jezebel - Gawker's friendlier side | February 27, 2009
HBO's <i>The Black List</i>: More Intimate Portraits Of Enigmatic People [Clips]
The first and only African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for screenwriting, Suzanne de Passe is a former Motown Records exec who has produced TV shows and films such as Class Act, Sister, Sister, and Showtime at...
In this article: Kara Walker, Maya Rudolph, HBO, Minnie Ripperton, Chicago, Anglican, and Academy Award
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Wikipedia | October 10, 2009
De Passe Entertainment
...and Goin' Back to Indiana (also 1971) starring The Jackson 5. When Suzanne de Passe joined Motown in 1968, much of her work involved the production of these television specials. Motown's first television series was ''The Jackson 5ive ''...
In this article: Motown Records, Diana Ross, De Passe Entertainment, Music Corporation of America, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Jackson, Billie Holliday, The Jackson 5, and Lady Sings the Blues
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
The Jackson 5
...by Smokey Robinson. Gordy moved the Jackson 5 and Joseph to California, and he and Suzanne de Passe began the process of grooming them as the label's next big act, while the rest of the family remained in Gary. While looking for a house...
In this article: The Jackson 5, Motown Records, Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson, Berry Gordy, I Want You Back, Diana Ross, and Randy Jackson
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Suzanne de Passe (born July, 1951) is an American entertainment executive; the CEO of television production company de Passe Entertainment; and the first and only African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for screen writing.
de Passe was born in New York City, New York. She first became notable as an executive for Motown Records, a company which she joined in 1968 after being introduced to Motown chief Berry Gordy by Supremes member Cindy Birdsong. At Motown, de Passe helped to produce television specials such as TCB and G.I.T. on Broadway, both starring Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations, and was responsible for signing, coaching, and developing Motown's most popular act of the 1970s, The Jackson 5.
In 1973, both she and Lonne Elder III became the first African-Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for writing. She was nominated for co-writing the screenplay for the Berry Gordy-produced Lady Sings the Blues starring Diana Ross as singer Billie Holiday, while Elder was nominated for Sounder. De Passe co-wrote Lady Sings the Blues with Terence McCloy and Motown recording artist Chris Clark.
de Passe continued to work for Motown, mostly producing television specials such as Motown 25 for the company's Motown Productions film/TV division into the 1980s.
de Passe also was executive producer for the miniseries Lonesome Dove, Buffalo Girls, Streets of Laredo and Dead Man's Walk, along with the syndicated series Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years. All of these projects were based on the writings of Larry McMurtry.
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