John Falsey

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John Falsey
Born	John Henry Falsey, Jr. (1951-11-06) November 6, 1951 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Television writer, director, producer

John Henry Falsey, Jr. (born 6 November 1951) is an American television writer and producer.

Biography

Falsey was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Patricia Helene (née Sisk) and John Henry Falsey.^[1] Falsey graduated from Hampshire College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1975 and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. In 1979, he joined the production staff of The White Shadow, where he met Joshua Brand.^[2]

He created St. Elsewhere, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure with Brand. Falsey also wrote and produced Amazing Stories and A Year in the Life. He has been nominated for eleven Emmy Awards and won three, as well as the Humanitas Prize, the Producers Guild of America Award, and the Environmental Media Award for Ongoing Commitment.

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Name	Falsey, John
Alternative names
Short description	Writer, television producer, director
Date of birth	6 November 1951
Place of birth	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of death
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