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John Hamlin, Longtime Consultant of Oscars Telecasts, Dies at 92
John Hamlin, who worked as an executive or consultant on 45 Oscar telecasts at NBC and then ABC, died on Jan. 15 in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
“There is no network executive ever in the history of television that I feel was as good and as passionate as he was,” longtime friend Jeff Margolis, who directed the Oscars and other shows Hamlin worked on, said in a statement provided by the family. In 1996, Hamlin moved to California to work in the TV department at advertising agency Benton and Bowles, helping develop “The Andy Griffith Show” and other programs. Other specials he played a part in include “Live Aid,” “The Emmy Awards” and “The Silver Jubilee Royal Variety Gala for Queen Elizabeth II,” among others.
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