Sylvester Weaver
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Sylvester Weaver was an influential American television executive best known for shaping early network TV programming and serving as president of NBC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sylvester Weaver canonical | 7 |
| Sylvester Laflin Weaver Jr. | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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businessperson ⓘ television executive ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-12-21 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Sigourney Weaver
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Trajan Weaver ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2002-03-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| employer | National Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Weaver ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
radio broadcasting
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television broadcasting ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sylvester Weaver
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sylvester Laflin Weaver Jr.
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| genre | network television programming ⓘ |
| givenName | Sylvester ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American television networks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative television programming strategies
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presidency of NBC in the 1950s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEmployer | NBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating The Tonight Show
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creating the Today show ⓘ developing the magazine concept of television advertising ⓘ influencing network-controlled programming over sponsor-controlled programming ⓘ promoting live television programming ⓘ shaping early American network television programming ⓘ |
| notableIdea | magazine-format advertising for television ⓘ |
| occupation |
radio producer
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television executive ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| placeOfDeath |
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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surface form:
Santa Barbara, California
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| positionHeld |
president of NBC
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president of NBC Television ⓘ |
| relative | Sigourney Weaver ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Inglis ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Today (U.S. TV program)
subject surface form:
Today
this entity surface form:
Sylvester Laflin Weaver Jr.
this entity surface form:
Sylvester Laflin Weaver Jr.