Ted Turner
American media mogul (1938-2026) · United States · Directors · Died at 87
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Something wrong?Robert Edward Turner III was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television.
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Call Me TedSeries2020
Citizen Jane FondaFilm2018
Jane Fonda in Five ActsFilm2014Sports Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2013
Population BoomFilm2010
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to KillFilm, Himself2006Bower Award for Business LeadershipAwardDelta Prize for Global UnderstandingAward2004
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide FolliesFilm, (archive footage)2003
Gods and GeneralsFilm, Producer2001Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAward2000Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement AwardAwardHonorary Doctorate of Haifa UniversityAward
WCW Starrcade 2000Film, 2000Producer1999Jane Fonda Humanitarian AwardAward1998Peabody AwardsAward
WCW ThunderSeries, 1998Creator
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with ShadowsFilm, 19981997The Race to Save 100 YearsFilm1996
Arli$$Series, Ted Turner
E! True Hollywood StorySeries, 1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1996Film, 1996Producer1995
WCW Monday NitroSeries, Creator1993
GettysburgFilm, Col. Walter T. Patton1991Audubon MedalAwardTime Person of the YearAward1990Humanist of the YearAwardInternational Emmy Directorate AwardAwardWalter Cronkite Award for Excellence in JournalismAwardWeintal Prize for Diplomatic ReportingAward
Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries, 1990Creator1989A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted TurnerFilm, Host1985
The Slugger's WifeFilm, Darryl Fan (uncredited)1982Ted Turner: The Man from AtlantaFilm1980
CNN Special ReportSeries1968
60 MinutesSeries1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1938Born19 November 1938Also in Deutsch
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WBWCW The Great American Bash 1996
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ACA Flintstones Christmas CarolGEGettysburgTWThe Slugger's Wife
IOIt's a Long Way to October32 credits on file
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Robert Edward Turner III was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. Turner also founded the television networks TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies.
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Carl SaganAlso in A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner (1989)
David IckeAlso in Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill (2010)
Jeff DanielsAlso in Gods and Generals (2003)
Jennifer HaleAlso in Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994)
Sam ElliottAlso in Gettysburg (1993)
Rebecca De MornayAlso in The Slugger's Wife (1985)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.