Barbara Corday
Encyclopedia
Barbara Corday is a top American television executive, writer and producer mainly known for co-creating the television series Cagney & Lacey
.
In 1972 she met Barbara Avedon. They became writing partners and wrote several episodes for television series and a few pilots from 1972 to 1979 as free-lance writers. They started working on Cagney and Lacey in 1974 and tried to sell the script since then, finally being successful when CBS
made the movie Cagney and Lacey in 1981. This film was followed by the series from 1982 to 1988.
After giving up writing Corday worked at several networks and made a career as top executive. From 1979 to 1982 she was Vice president for Comedy Series Development at ABC
, from 1984 to 1987 president of Columbia Pictures
, from 1988 to 1990 executive vice president of Primetime Programming at CBS
Entertainment, 1992 Producer of the television series Knots Landing
and at last from 1993 to 1994 president of New World Television.
, New York City
on October 15, 1944. Her parents were both working in the entertainment business: her mother was a professional singer and dancer, and her father Leo Corday wrote songs and jingles. She was married twice, to Barney Rosenzweig from 1979 to 1990 and to Roger Lowenstein
since 1992. She currently lives in Los Angeles
.
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from October 8, 1981 to May 16, 1988...
.
Work
At sixteen Corday started working as a freelance publicist for Broadway shows, restaurants, and nightclubs. In 1967, she moved to Los Angeles and joined Mann Scharf Associates, a local publicity firm, as an account executive.In 1972 she met Barbara Avedon. They became writing partners and wrote several episodes for television series and a few pilots from 1972 to 1979 as free-lance writers. They started working on Cagney and Lacey in 1974 and tried to sell the script since then, finally being successful when CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
made the movie Cagney and Lacey in 1981. This film was followed by the series from 1982 to 1988.
After giving up writing Corday worked at several networks and made a career as top executive. From 1979 to 1982 she was Vice president for Comedy Series Development at ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, from 1984 to 1987 president of Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
, from 1988 to 1990 executive vice president of Primetime Programming at CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
Entertainment, 1992 Producer of the television series Knots Landing
Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle...
and at last from 1993 to 1994 president of New World Television.
Private life
Barbara Corday was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on October 15, 1944. Her parents were both working in the entertainment business: her mother was a professional singer and dancer, and her father Leo Corday wrote songs and jingles. She was married twice, to Barney Rosenzweig from 1979 to 1990 and to Roger Lowenstein
Roger Lowenstein
Roger Lowenstein is an American financial journalist and writer. He graduated from Cornell University and reported for the Wall Street Journal for more than a decade, including two years writing its Heard on the Street column, 1989 to 1991. Born in 1955, he is the son of Helen and Louis Lowenstein...
since 1992. She currently lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.