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Glen A. Larson

1937 - 2014

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Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, and composer. He created many series, including Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I., and Knight Rider. Active on television until the early 2010s, he was also a member of the folk revival/satire group The Four Preps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glen A. Larson is the 4,237th most popular writer (down from 4,151st in 2019), the 6,267th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,468th in 2019) and the 477th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Glen A. Larson ranks 4,237 out of 7,302Before him are Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah, Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, Emanuel Geibel, Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, Juan Antonio Villacañas, and Tevfik Fikret. After him are Cassandra Clare, Eno Raud, María de Zayas, Raphael Holinshed, Marilynne Robinson, and James Krüss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Glen A. Larson ranks 320Before him are Luiz Bueno, Manorama, Jorge Cafrune, Teresa Ciepły, Yukio Endo, and Harry Wu. After him are Joe Henderson, Richard H. Truly, Roger Penske, Galimzyan Khusainov, Clodovil Hernandes, and Guram Kostava. Among people deceased in 2014, Glen A. Larson ranks 275Before him are Helma Sanders-Brahms, Wu Ma, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Špegelj, Thomas Berger, and Brian Hart. After him are Ian Paisley, Mel Patton, Samih al-Qasim, Louise Brough, Alice Coachman, and Brian G. Hutton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glen A. Larson ranks 6,268 out of 20,380Before him are Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837), Floyd Gottfredson (1905), Chuck Connors (1921), James Juvenal (1874), Christine Jorgensen (1926), and Frederick Lorz (1884). After him are Joe Henderson (1937), Harry Hamlin (1951), Chris Farley (1964), Niles Eldredge (1943), Dave Alexander (1947), and Robert Mills (1927).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Glen A. Larson ranks 477Before him are Theodore Roszak (1933), Francis Davis Millet (1848), Thomas Berger (1924), Ida B. Wells (1862), Tobias Wolff (1945), and Robert Ettinger (1918). After him are Marilynne Robinson (1943), Anne Tyler (1941), Pauline Kael (1919), William Gaddis (1922), Margaret Weis (1948), and Hal Clement (1922).