Fred Silverman, a titan of television who championed some of the most influential and groundbreaking shows of the 1970s and 1980s, died Thursday at the age of 82 at his home in Los Angeles’s Pacific Palisades, according to his spokeswoman. The cause of death was cancer, the spokeswoman said. The only person to ever oversee entertainment for...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 31, 2020 00:23 UTC