About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1922-04-08
Place of birth:
New York City, New York
Website:
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Ed Friendly

Overview

Edwin "Ed" Samson Friendly Jr. was an American television producer. He was responsible for creating the television programs Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Little House on the Prairie, and Backstairs at the White House.

Born in New York City, Ed Friendly served with the United States Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. After the war, he worked at the advertising agency of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. He began his television career in 1949, working for ABC as director of sales before moving to CBS as a contract producer and then, in 1959, to NBC as vice president of special programs.

Friendly moved to California in 1967 and formed his own production company, Ed Friendly Productions, Inc. He received the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1975 for Little House on the Prairie[4] and in 1978 for Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion, an adaptation of the 1972 children's novel San Domingo, the Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry.

Known for

Writing
1987 The Ladies Writing Story N/A
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Production
2014 Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1987 The Ladies Production Executive Producer N/A
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1983 Little House: Bless All the Dear Children Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1979 The Flame Is Love Production Producer N/A
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1979 The Flame Is Love Production Executive Producer N/A
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1979 Backstairs at the White House Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
1979 Backstairs at the White House Production Producer 68
Fair
1977 Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion Production Producer 58
Average
1977 The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? Production Executive Producer N/A
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1976 Young Pioneers' Christmas Production Producer 58
Average
1976 Young Pioneers Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1974 Little House on the Prairie Production Producer 79
Good
1974 Little House on the Prairie Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1969 Turn-On Production Producer 68
Fair