E. Duke Vincent grew up in New York and New Jersey. He was a pilot with the Blue Angels in 1960-61, and flew the F9F-8P Cougar from which the team was filmed for the NBC television series The Blue Angels, launching his interest in television. He went on to a successful career as a TV writer and producer. In 1977 he joined Aaron Spelling at Spelling Television, where he is currently executive producer and vice chairman. His credits include the series Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Dynasty, Hotel, Vega$, Charmed, and 7th Heaven. His newest series, Clubhouse, is currently on CBS (Tues 9pm). His TV movies include the Emmy Award-winning Day One and And the Band Played On.
Biography
E. Duke Vincent grew up in New York and New Jersey. A TV writer and producer, he joined Aaron Spelling in 1977 at Spelling Television, where he is currently executive producer and vice chairman. His credits include the series Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Dynasty, Hotel, Vega$, Charmed, 7th Heaven, and Clubhouse. His TV movies include the Emmy award-winning Day One and And the Band Payed On.
Author biography courtesy of Bloomsbury USA.
Good To Know
Some fun and fascinating outtakes from our interview with Vincent: "The first thing I did when I left the Navy was buy a small restaurant/cocktail lounge in New Jersey to support my family while I got my start writing. I loved it, and actually owned it for nine years."
"I married the star of one of the TV shows I produced: Pamela Hensley of Matt Houston."
"I still love to fly and am a trustee of the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida."
"I fly my own airplane -- a Beech King Air 300 turboprop -- and will use it on my book tour. At the moment: Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles."
"I'm a fly-fisherman and golfer with a ridiculously high handicap."
"Aaron Spelling and I have been together for 28 years, and in my 40-year career I've written or produced over 2,300 hours of television, including 1,600 hours of prime time and over 750 hours of daytime television. My current titles are executive producer and vice chairman of Spelling Television. It's been one helluva run... but this is my first novel."
