Glen A. Larson

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Glen A. Larson

Glen A. Larson Death

Glen passed away on November 14, 2014 at the age of 77 in Santa Monica, California, USA. Glen's cause of death was esophageal cancer.

Glen A. Larson death quick facts:
  • When did Glen A. Larson die?

    November 14, 2014
  • How did Glen A. Larson die? What was the cause of death?

    Esophageal cancer
  • How old was Glen A. Larson when died?

    77
  • Where did Glen A. Larson die? What was the location of death?

    Santa Monica, California, USA

Glen A. Larson Birthday and Date of Death

Glen A. Larson was born on January 3, 1937 and died on November 14, 2014. Glen was 77 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: January 3, 1937
Date of Death: November 14, 2014
Age at Death: 77

Glen A. Larson - Biography

Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer and writer best known as the creator of the television series Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider.
Despite his success, much criticism has been aimed at Larson for his perceived general lack of originality as many of his television series are seen as small screen "knock-offs" of feature films. Harlan Ellison once referred to him as "Glen Larceny" for the notorious similarities between Larson's shows and cinema blockbusters.

In his autobiography, The Garner Files, James Garner stated that Larson stole a number of plots of The Rockford Files (which Garner's production company co-produced), then used them for his own shows, putting different characters in them. Garner's group complained to the Writer's Guild and Larson was fined, but Garner felt that the fine had taught Larson nothing when he persisted in plagiarism and later copied the theme music from The Rockford Files for one of his shows.
Garner stated that when Larson subsequently showed up on the Rockford set, he put his arm around Garner and said "I hope there are no hard feelings, Jim." After Larson ignored a warning by Garner to take his arm off him, Garner claims that he punched Larson so hard that Larson "flew across the curb, into a motor home, and out the other side."

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