Paul Junger Witt

Producer

Birthday March 20, 1941

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace New York City, New York, U.S.

DEATH DATE 2018-4-27, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (77 years old)

Nationality United States

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1941

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.

1975

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.

Witt married Ann McLaughlin with whom he had 3 children, Christopher, Anthony, and Genevieve.

1983

After their divorce, he married Susan Harris on September 18, 1983.

They have one son together, Oliver Witt.

2018

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

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.