Edward DeBlasio Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Columbia University with a master's in journalism
• Got his first job as a copy boy for the Hartford Courant before becoming a writer and editor for Inside Detective magazine
• Sold his first teleplay, the premiere episode of CBS's "East Side/West Side," in 1963
• Before becoming a screenwriter and producer, he worked as an entertainment journalist for Modern Screen and Photoplay, interviewing stars like Joan Crawford, Elvis Presley, Sophia Loren and Tony Curtis
• Best known as a television writer and producer who worked on half of the episodes of the soap opera "Dynasty" during the 1980s
• In addition to his involvement in more than 100 episodes of "Dynasty," he also co-wrote the show's 1991 reunion film and worked on its spinoff series "The Colbys․"
• Published his book "All About the Beatles" in 1964