E. Duke Vincent Biography

Fast Facts

• Has written and produced more than 2,300 hours of television over the course of his career
• Was nominated for a CableACE Award for Movie or Miniseries for "And the Band Played On" in 1995
• Served as a Naval aviator for six years, including two years on the Blue Angels flight demonstration team
• Graduated from Seton Hall University in 1954, after which he joined the Naval Flight Training program in Pensacola, Florida
• His first job after leaving the Navy was as a writer and producer on "Man in Space," in which he interviewed people like Wernher von Braun
• Quote: "They say luck is when opportunity meets preparation and I get that․ The fact of the matter is that other people have to help you․ They just have to in order for you to become a success․"
• Quote: "I think everything changed exponentially when you had the era of the sixties․․․You had a huge shift in attitudes and people․․․[and] that affected entertainment․"
• Best known as the executive producer of "Charmed," "7th Heaven," and "Sunset Beach․"
• Often worked with producer Aaron Spelling, joining his company Spelling Television in 1977 as executive producer and vice president
• Has written a number of novels, including "Mafia Summer" and "The Camelot Conspiracy․"