Lorimar Productions was a American television production company, active from 1968-1993. It was founded by Merv Adelson and Lee Rich, who named the company from letters in the names of their ex-wives.
Lorimar's first major hit production was The Waltons, which premiered in 1972. Throughout the 1970s, Lorimar produced several other shows as well; of these, the most popular by far was Dallas.
In the 1980s, Lorimar's output swung toward family-friendly sitcoms; among these were Perfect Strangers and Full House. In 1986, Lorimar merged with television syndication firm Telepictures, becoming Lorimar-Telepictures; later that year, they purchased the MGM lot from Ted Turner.
In 1988, Warner Bros purchased Lorimar-Telepictures. Telepictures' distribution business was folded into Warner Bros. Television; since then, the Telepictures name has been resurrected as both a production company (circa 1990), and once again as a syndication company (1996, after the Turner merger). Lorimar continued as a production company until 1993, when it was also absorbed into Warners. The last series to premiere under the Lorimar name was Time Trax.
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