Ed Friendly

Ed Friendly

Edwin "Ed" Samson Friendly Jr. was an American television producer. He was responsible for creating the television programs Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Little House on the Prairie, and Backstairs at the White House. Born in New York City, Ed Friendly served with the United States Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. After the war, he worked at the advertising agency of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. He began his television career in 1949, working for ABC as director of sales before moving to CBS as a contract producer and then, in 1959, to NBC as vice president of special programs. Friendly moved to California in 1967 and formed his own production company, Ed Friendly Productions, Inc. He received the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1975 for Little House on the Prairie[4] and in 1978 for Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion, an adaptation of the 1972 children's novel San Domingo, the Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry.

  • Title: Ed Friendly
  • Popularity: 0.6525
  • Known For: Production
  • Birthday: 1922-04-08
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York
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  • Also Known As: Edwin Samson Friendly, Jr.
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Ed Friendly Movies

  • 1977
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    The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
    The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

    6 1977 HD

    A speculative look forward at the United States' next 200 years.

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  • 1974
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    Little House on the Prairie
    Little House on the Prairie

    7.8 1974 HD

    The story of the Ingalls family who left their house in Wisconsin and moved to the west, wanting to find a new place for home.

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  • 1987
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    The Ladies
    The Ladies

    1 1987 HD

    Sentimental drama in which, following her divorce, a middle-aged woman (Patricia Elliott) moves in with her daughter (Talia Balsam). But things do not run smoothly...

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  • 1987
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    The Ladies
    The Ladies

    1 1987 HD

    Sentimental drama in which, following her divorce, a middle-aged woman (Patricia Elliott) moves in with her daughter (Talia Balsam). But things do not run smoothly...

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  • 1979
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    The Flame Is Love
    The Flame Is Love

    1 1979 HD

    In this melodrama from Barbara Cartland's 1975 bestseller, a turn-of-the-century American heiress, while en route to her betrothal to an English duke, encounters love and intrigue in the arms of a French journalist.

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  • 1979
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    The Flame Is Love
    The Flame Is Love

    1 1979 HD

    In this melodrama from Barbara Cartland's 1975 bestseller, a turn-of-the-century American heiress, while en route to her betrothal to an English duke, encounters love and intrigue in the arms of a French journalist.

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  • 1983
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    Little House: Bless All the Dear Children
    Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

    4.8 1983 HD

    During preparation for Christmas baby Rose Wilder is kidnapped by the woman who recently lost her child. Looking for her Laura, Almanzo and Mr Edwards meet lonely orphan boy, who finally stays with that woman.

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  • 2014
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    Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
    Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

    8.4 2014 HD

    Celebrate the holidays with two classic "Little House" specials, restored and remastered for superior picture and sound. In "Christmas at Plum Creek," the members of the Ingalls family share a heartwarming first Christmas in their new home, and Laura makes a personal sacrifice that captures the meaning of the holidays. In "A Christmas They Never Forget," the family waits out a snowstorm by remembering favorite Christmases from the past.

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  • 1976
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    Young Pioneers' Christmas
    Young Pioneers' Christmas

    5.6 1976 HD

    A young couple and their neighbors celebrate Christmas in 1874 on the Dakota prairie. Despite tragedy and an ongoing battle with the railway company, Christmas is a homespun and overly sentimental affair.

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  • 1976
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    Young Pioneers
    Young Pioneers

    7.1 1976 HD

    Pilot for TV series of the same name released in 1978. The film told the tale of Molly and David Beaton, two teenage newlyweds, homesteading in the Dakota Territory in the 1870s.

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  • 1977
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    Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
    Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

    7 1977 HD

    A teenage boy gets a job as a Pony Express rider in the Nebraska Territory not long before the Civil War breaks out.

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  • 1970
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    When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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  • 1970
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    3 1970 HD

    Turn-On is an American sketch comedy series that aired on ABC in February 1969. Only one episode was shown leaving one episode unaired and the show is considered one of the most infamous flops in TV history. Turn-On's sole episode was shown on Wednesday, February 5, 1969, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. Among the cast were Teresa Graves, who would join the Laugh-In cast that autumn, and Chuck McCann, longtime kiddie show host, character actor, and voice artist. The writing staff included a young Albert Brooks. The guest host for the 1st episode was Tim Conway.

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  • 1970
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    5.9 1970 HD

    Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.

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  • 1970
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    5.9 1970 HD

    Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.

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  • 1970
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    7.909 1970 HD

    When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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  • 1970
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    6.6 1970 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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