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'''Mort Nathan''' is an American [[television producer]], [[screenwriter]] and film director. Nathan was one of the co-producers of the Emmy-winning 1980's drama show the [[Golden Girls]] and the producer of what many critics believe to be [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]]'s comedy masterpiece, [[Boat Trip]].
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'''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|date=June 2016}} He has written and produced over 150 hours of [[prime time]] television shows and directed the feature films ''[[Boat Trip (film)|Boat Trip]]'', ''[[Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj]]'', and ''[[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 [[ABC Signature|Touchstone Television]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1989-05-01|title=Disney development deals|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/89-OCR/BC-1989-05-01-OCR-Page-0112.pdf|access-date=2021-08-08}}</ref> Both Fanaro and Nathan subsequently moved to [[Paramount Television]] in 1992 to start out Fanaro/Nathan Productions.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1992-07-13|title=Paramount and Disney get creattive|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/92-OCR/BC-1992-07-13-OCR-Page-0011.pdf|access-date=2021-08-30}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 20:11, 5 February 2024

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, Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, and 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.[1] Both Fanaro and Nathan subsequently moved to Paramount Television in 1992 to start out Fanaro/Nathan Productions.[2]

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  1. ^ "Disney development deals" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1989-05-01. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  2. ^ "Paramount and Disney get creattive" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1992-07-13. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

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