Bill Finnegan

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Bill Finnegan
Born
William Robinson Finnegan

(1928-06-29)June 29, 1928
DiedNovember 28, 2008(2008-11-28) (aged 80)
Cause of deathParkinson's disease
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Television producer, movie producer
Years active1950 – 2003
Spouse(s)Patricia Robinson
(19?? – 2008; his death)
Children4
FamilyCharles Robinson (brother)

William Robinson "Bill" Finnegan (June 29, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri – November 28, 2008 in Sag Harbor, New York) was an American television and movie producer who is well known for his works in The Fabulous Baker Boys, Hawaii Five-O, and Reality Boys. He was a five time Emmy Award nominee. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 29, 1928. He died from Parkinson's disease in Sag Harbor, New York on November 28, 2008, aged 80.[1]

Television movies[change | change source]

  • Summer of Fear (1978)
  • The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)
  • The $2.50 an Hour Dream (1980)
  • World War III (1982)
  • The Dollmaker (1984)
  • Amos (1985)
  • The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
  • Circle of Violence (1986)
  • Hoover (1987)

Movies[change | change source]

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
  • North Shore (1987)
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
  • White Palace (1990)
  • The Babe (1992)
  • CrissCross (1992)
  • Reality Bites (1994)
  • Ed (1996)

Television[change | change source]

  • Hawaii Five-O (1977)
  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
  • Northern Exposure (1990 – 1995)

References[change | change source]

  1. "TV and film producer William Finnegan dies at 80". Los Angeles Times. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-28.

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