| Birth: | Feb. 5, 1941
Pasadena
Los Angeles County
California, USA | | Death: | Sep. 30, 2010
Pasadena
Los Angeles County
California, USA | 
Television Producer, Writer, and Novelist. He conceived and produced iconic television shows such as "The A-Team," "21 Jump Street" and "The Rockford Files." Cannell also created or co-created almost forty television series including "Baretta," "The Greatest American Hero,", "Hardcastle and McCormick," and "Wiseguy." Most memorable to viewers of his shows was the closing logo of his production company. It features him typing, then throwing the sheet from his typewriter whereas it animates to become his company logo against a black screen (the single sheet of paper lands on a larger stack of paper forming the letter C). The author of over fifteen books, his latest novel, "The Prostitutes' Ball" was due to be released in October 2010. He passed away at his home in Pasadena due to complications associated with melanoma. (bio by: katzizkidz)
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Children:
Derek Allen Cannell (1966 - 1982)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Stephen Cannell | | | Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Sheltering Hills, Lot: 1577, Space 2 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: katzizkidz
Record added: Oct 01, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 59472716 |
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