Grant Tinker
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Grant Tinker was an influential American television executive and producer, best known as the co-founder of MTM Enterprises and former chairman and CEO of NBC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grant Tinker canonical | 5 |
| Grant Almerin Tinker | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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television executive ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Television Academy Hall of Fame induction
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surface form:
Television Hall of Fame induction
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| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | MTM Enterprises ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-01-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-11-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| employer | NBC ⓘ |
| endTime | 1986 (as chairman and CEO of NBC) ⓘ |
| familyName | Tinker ⓘ |
| founded | GTG Entertainment ⓘ |
| fullName |
Grant Tinker
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surface form:
Grant Almerin Tinker
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| genre |
television comedy
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television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Grant ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Television Academy Hall of Fame induction
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surface form:
Television Hall of Fame
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| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | revitalized NBC’s primetime schedule in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hill Street Blues
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Lou Grant ⓘ MTM Enterprises programming ⓘ Rhoda ⓘ St. Elsewhere ⓘ The Bob Newhart Show ⓘ The Mary Tyler Moore Show ⓘ WKRP in Cincinnati ⓘ |
| occupation |
media executive
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television producer ⓘ |
| parentOf |
John Tinker
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Mark Tinker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stamford, Connecticut
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surface form:
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| positionHeld |
chairman of NBC
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chief executive officer of NBC ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Brooke Knapp
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Mary Tyler Moore ⓘ Ruth Byerly ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 (as chairman and CEO of NBC) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Grant Almerin Tinker