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Lane Sarasohn(1942-2025)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Lane Sarasohn was born on 19 August 1942 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Not Necessarily the News (1982), This Just In (1993) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He died on 16 April 2025 in Ventura, California, USA.
BornAugust 19, 1942
DiedApril 16, 2025(82)
BornAugust 19, 1942
DiedApril 16, 2025(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Mitchell Laurance, Stuart Pankin, and Lucy Webb in Not Necessarily the News (1982)
Not Necessarily the News
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
This Just In
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Jason Marsden, Lee Meriwether, Howard Morton, John Schuck, and Hilary Van Dyke in The Munsters Today (1988)
The Munsters Today
5.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Not Necessarily the Election
    • writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Poems Without Words (2024)
    Poems Without Words
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • World's Funniest Videos (1996)
    World's Funniest Videos
    5.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Big News
    1.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Liquid Television (1991)
    Liquid Television
    8.1
    TV Series
    • written by (segment "Cat & Mouse")
    • 1994
  • This Just In
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Say What?
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • The Ron Reagan Show
    5.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1991
  • Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Mitchell Laurance, Stuart Pankin, and Lucy Webb in Not Necessarily the News (1982)
    Not Necessarily the News
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • written by
    • 1982–1990
  • NFL Films Presents (1982)
    The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Jason Marsden, Lee Meriwether, Howard Morton, John Schuck, and Hilary Van Dyke in The Munsters Today (1988)
    The Munsters Today
    5.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • The Wilton North Report
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Writer (1987-1988)
    • 1987–1988
  • Our Planet Tonight (1987)
    Our Planet Tonight
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Comic Relief (1986)
    Comic Relief
    7.3
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • 'Cat and Mouse' at the Home
    6.6
    Short
    • written by
    • 1983

Producer

  • Goodnight & Have A Pleasant Tomorrow
    • producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Evening News
    Short
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Ken Shapiro in Singing Faces (1968)
    Singing Faces
    5.6
    Short
    • producer
    • 1968

Actor

  • The Groove Tube (1974)
    The Groove Tube
    5.7
    • The Dancing Policeman
    • The Assassin
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 19, 1942
    • Orange, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • April 16, 2025
    • Ventura, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Serves as the managing editor of weekly online satirical newspaper Ironic Times.

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