Paul Junger Witt

Paul Junger Witt (March 20, 1941 – April 27, 2018) was an American film and television producer. He, with his partners Tony Thomas and Susan Harris (also his wife), produced such television shows as Here Come the Brides, The Partridge Family, The Golden Girls, Soap, Benson, It's a Living, Empty Nest, and Blossom. The majority of their shows have been produced by their company, Witt/Thomas Productions (alternately Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions), founded in 1975. Witt also produced the films Dead Poets Society, Three Kings, Insomnia, and the made-for-TV movie Brian's Song. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia.

Personal life Witt married Ann McLaughlin with whom he had 3 children, Christopher, Anthony, and Genevieve. After their divorce, he married Susan Harris on September 18, 1983. They have one son together, Oliver Witt.

Death Witt died of cancer in Los Angeles on April 27, 2018, at age 77.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Notes 1984 Firstborn 1989 Dead Poets Society 1992 Final Analysis 1994 Mixed Nuts 1999 Three Kings 2002 Insomnia 2011 A Better Life Final film as a producer

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1966−67 Occasional Wife Associate producer 1967−68 The Second Hundred Years Associate producer 1968−70 Here Come the Brides 1970−71 The Partridge Family 1971 Getting Together Brian's Song Television film 1972 Bobby Jo and the Good Time Band Television film No Place to Run Television film Home for the Holidays Television film The Rookies 1973 A Cold Night's Death Television film The Letters Television film Blood Sport Television film 1974 Remember When Television film The Gun and the Pulpit Executive producer Television film 1975 Satan's Triangle Executive producer Television film Fay Executive producer 1976 Griffin and Phoenix Executive producer Television film High Risk Executive producer Television film The Practice Executive producer 1977 Loves Me, Loves Me Not 1980 The Yeagers Executive producer Trouble in High Timber Country Executive producer Television film 1977−81 Soap Executive producer 1980−81 I'm a Big Girl Now Executive producer 1982 It Takes Two Executive producer 1983 Condo Executive producer 1985 Hail to the Chief Executive producer 1979−86 Benson Executive producer 1986 Tough Cookies Executive producer Comedy Factory Executive producer 1986−87 One Big Family Executive producer 1987 The Line Executive producer Television film Mama's Boy 1980−89 It's a Living Executive producer 1989 Heartland Executive producer 1990 The Earth Day Special Executive producer Television special We'll Take Manhattan Executive producer Television film 1987−90 Beauty and the Beast Executive producer 1991 Good & Evil Executive producer 1990−91 Lenny Executive producer 1992 Walter & Emily Executive producer 1985−92 The Golden Girls Executive producer 1992 Woops! Executive producer 1992−93 The Golden Palace Executive producer 1993 Country Estates Executive producer Television film 1991−94 Herman's Head Executive producer Nurses Executive producer 1994 Daddy's Girls Executive producer Close to Home Executive producer Television film 1990−95 Blossom Executive producer 1995 Muscle Executive producer 1988−95 Empty Nest Executive producer 1995 The Office Executive producer 1996 Local Heroes Executive producer Radiant City Executive producer Television film Common Law 1995−96 Minor Adjustments Executive producer 1993−96 The John Larroquette Show Executive producer 1995−97 Brotherly Love Executive producer 1996−97 Pearl Executive producer 1998 The Secret Lives of Men Executive producer 1999 Everything's Relative Executive producer 2014 Feed Me Executive producer 2012−16 Beauty & the Beast Executive producer

As director

Year Title 1967 Occasional Wife 1967−68 The Second Hundred Years 1968−70 Here Come the Brides 1970−71 The Partridge Family 1971 Getting Together

Miscellaneous crew

Year Title Role 1965−66 The Farmer's Daughter Assistant to the producer

As writer

Year Title 1985 Hail to the Chief