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Producer, Executive Producer Born: April 22, 1923 in Dallas, TX Death: June 23, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:The son of an immigrant Russian tailor, "Aaron Spelling" grew up in the Jewish ghetto of Dallas. Traumatized by constant bullying from his WASP schoolmates, Spelling psychosomatically lost the use of his legs at age eight and was confined to bed for a year. He spent his solitude with the written works of "Mark Twain", O. Henry, and other masters, developing his own storytelling skills in the process. After wartime service with the Army Air Force, Spelling attended Southern Methodist University, then headed to New York, hoping to find work as an actor and writer. No one was interested in his writing, though he did eventually secure a few good film and TV roles (he was the squirrelly murderer in "Vicki", the 1952 remake of 1941's "I Wake Up Screaming"). He then moved to California in the company of his wife, actress "Carolyn Jones". While her career flourished, his dreams of becoming a great writer... Full Biography
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