E. Duke Vincent (born Edward Ventimiglia on April 30, 1932, in

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, United States) is an American television producer.Marill, Alvin. More theatre: stage to screen to television, 1993–2001. Scarecrow P, 2003. Page 205 He is a former producing partner of

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and an executive at various Spelling production company entities. Vincent, a 1960–61 naval aviator who was a member of the famed

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flying team, had a 40-year career in television writing and production, involving 2300 hours of television. Television series in which Vincent participated include ''

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'';'' Charmed''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' 7th Heaven''; '' Wanted''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' Sunset Beach''; ''

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'' and many others. Since 2006, Vincent primarily was engaged in writing novels, which often involved the entertainment industry. His first novel, ''Mafia Summer'', is a fictionalization of factual organized crime. Vincent was educated at

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, from which he received a B.A. in 1954. He currently resides in

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, with his wife, actress

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1977) * ''

'' (1978–1981) * ''

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'' (1982–1985) * ''

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'' (1983–1988) * ''

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'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

'' (1992–1999) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Burke's Law'' (1994–1995) * '' Models Inc.'' (1994–1995) * ''

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'' (1994–1995) * ''

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'' (1994–1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

'' (1995–2000) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

'' (1996–1997) * '' 7th Heaven'' (1996–2006) * '' Sunset Beach'' (1997–1999) * '' Charmed'' (1998–2006) * ''

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'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2000–2001) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004–2005) * '' Summerland'' (2004–2005) * '' Wanted'' (2005)

Novels

* Mafia Summer. Bloomsbury USA, 2006. * Black Widow. Bloomsbury USA, 2007. * The Strip. Bloomsbury USA, 2008. * The Camelot Conspiracy: A Novel of the Kennedys, Castro and the CIA

References

External links

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An interview with E. Duke Vincent, June 2011Vincent quotations
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