Glen A. Larson

Birth Name:

Glen Albert Larson

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Music department, Director, Actor, Assistant director, Script department

Was nominated for two 1973 Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on "McCloud․"
Won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards for Best Television Episode, one for "McCloud" in 1973 and one for "Magnum, P․I․" in 1981
Began his television writing career on the series "The Fugitive" in 1966
Got his start in entertainment as a singer in the vocal group The Four Preps, writing and composing records like "Big Man" and "Down By the Station․"
Quote: "If you believe in something, you must will it through, because everything gets in the way․ Everyone tries to steer the ship off course․"
Quote: "I'm proudest of the fact that I fell in step with an audience taste-level that I knew how to judge and deliver for consistently․ It wasn't a one-shot, it wasn't a lucky this or a that․ It's a consistent body of work that has some symmetry to it․"
Is best known as the creator and executive producer of various TV series, including "Battlestar Galactica," "Knight Rider" and "Magnum, P․I․"
Helped to write the theme music for "Knight Rider" and the orchestral music for "Battlestar Galactica․"
Re-used props and sets from "Battlestar Galactica" in the series "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century․"
Wrote and composed the theme song for the series "The Fall Guy" called "The Unknown Stuntman․"

1973Edgar - Best Television Episode:Winner
1973WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
1973WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
1974Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
1979Grammy - Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special:Nominated
1981Edgar - Best Television Episode:Winner

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