- Born
- Died
- Birth namePerry Francis Lafferty
- Perry Lafferty was born on October 3, 1917 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), The Freddy Martin Show (1951) and The Aquanauts (1960). He was married to Mary Frances Carden. He died on August 25, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseMary Frances Carden(January 16, 1943 - September 15, 1999) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- His proudest achievement was his development and producing of An Early Frost (1985), a controversial TV movie about AIDS. The censors felt that middle heterosexual America was not ready for a show of this nature. It finally was shown after 13 rewrites.
- Father of Marcy Lafferty; father-in-law of William Shatner during Shatner and Marcy's marriage.
- Former father-in-law of William Shatner. His daughter, Marcy Lafferty, was married to Shatner from 1973 until they were divorced in 1996.
- He began writing mystery novels after his retirement.
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