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<div>Paul Alter is an American [[Wikia:c:markgoodson:Paul Alter|television director and producer]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
The American television director and producer, Paul Alter is born on March 11, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. Before starting his TV game-show director and producer career, he studied piano with Teddy Wilson from the Benny Goodman Quartet. After years of working as a TV director and producer, he finally decided to put his talent to use and composed the 1969 theme music for To Tell the Truth. He studied at NYU and graduated from the Yale School of Drama. Some of the best shows which he produced and directed include "I've Got a Secret", "To Tell the Truth", "What's My Line", "Password", "Family Feud" and "The Price is Right", "Man Against Crime", "Playhouse 90", "Perry Como Show", Member of ASCAP, DGA.<br />
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==Starting as TV Director==<br />
Determined to explore the opportunities of the entertainment industry, Alter got his first job as director of the game show “Beat the Clock” in 1950. While he was working on this project Mark Goodson took notice of him. It wasn’t long until he became a key figure at Mark Goodson Productions, specialized in game shows. This long-lasting association with Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions resulted with the creation of shows such as What's My Line?, I've Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth, and many others. From 1956 until 2000, Alter helped with the production of over 60 game shows, and directed almost all of the show’s pilots. Despite his hard work and commitment to the production, he wasn’t even credited as a director for some of the shows, and other people took his credit.<br />
Paul directed and produced around 60 game shows and other productions throughout the course of his career that spanned fifty years. In addition to that he also did some work outside the TV game show scene. Namely, he edited and scripted episodes of the 1950s crime drama “Man Against Crime,” took the leadership position in some episodes of “The Perry Como Show”, and occasionally helped director Sidney Lumet with the editing of the TV series “Danger”. In 1972, he even produced Simon Gray’s “A Wise Child” which was played on Broadway.<br />
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==Involvements in Music==<br />
Although he is best known as a game show director and producer, many people remember him for his lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. This trial brought him some serious notice and fame. Before filing a lawsuit, Alter asked Disney Company for a letter of apology, but they refused and left him no other option but to fight for his rights. In his noteworthy lawsuit, the television producer claimed that that there were too many similarities, or 17 similarity areas to be more specific, between his 12-page sketch written in the late 1970s and submitted to Disney, and their movie “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid,” from 1992. After considering all elements, the jury made its verdict and sided with Alter. He was awarded with $300,000 in damages.<br />
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==Last Stage==<br />
From 1986 to 2000, Alter served as director and producer of both versions for the hit show “The Price Is Right”. This show had more than 8,000 episodes aired, and is still considered as one of the longest-running network series in United States television history. This TV legend also directed the original version of Family Feud on ABC, which ran from 1976 to 1985. In 1988 the show was revived and he returned to direct that version as well. During his long career, Paul Alter was awarded with two Daytime Emmys. He received his first Daytime Emmy in 1982 for “Family Feud”, while in 1996 he won his second Daytime Emmy award for “The Price Is Right”. In addition to his winnings, it is also important to mention that he has been nominated 14 times in different categories. This television legend died at the age of 89 from natural causes on June 11, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.</div>172.110.12.100https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~shidi/cs61a/wiki/Ken_londonerKen londoner2017-02-17T13:29:50Z<p>Caseyjones: Created a new page Ken</p>
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<div>'''Ken Londoner''' is the Executive Chairman & Founder, BioSig Technologies, Inc. He is famous for working on and commercializing a new system to more accurately [http://scalar.usc.edu/works/ken-londoner-1/index treat patients suffering from Atrial Fibrillation], or irregular heartbeats. <br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Ken Londoner was born on August 3, 1968 in Westport, CA. At the age of 25 he moved to New York where he worked with many companies. At the age of 30 he was asked to become a professor at the Columbia University. He is passionate about tennis, poker, golfing, skiing, and handling finance for big businesses.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
[https://news.lafayette.edu/2016/11/22/is-the-marquis-too-good-for-hollywood/ Londoner has studied] at the Lafayette College from 1986 to 1989, where he acquired a degree in economics and finance. Later, in 1992 he enrolled at the NYU. Ken Londoner has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from New York University Stern School of Business with a dual major in finance and management. In more recent years, Ken has been active as a Visiting Professor at the Columbia University in the City of New York. After graduating from Lafayette College and obtaining MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, Ken Londoner started building his professional career, initially by working in the investment sector. <br />
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== Career ==<br />
In September 1989 he got his first job and was hired as a Financial and Equities Accountant of State Street Bank and Trust, Inc. After that he signed a contract with New Cardio Inc, one of the biggest and leading healthcare companies. He stayed there for over 7 years, initially starting as a research analyst, but ended up as a Senior Vice President and Investment Officer.<br />
This skilled entrepreneur also co-founded Safe Ports Holdings in Charleston, South Carolina, a port security and logistics company that built and sold an inland port development project to Dubai Ports World. Ken Londoner founded and managed Arrowpoint Capital Management, assisted InspireMD, and was a Founding Investor of Carolina Linkages Inc. From 1996 to July 2005 he served as Chief Executive Officer & General Partner at Aduromed Corporation.<br />
Nowadays, [http://learning.colostate.edu/portfolios/portfolio.cfm?portfolioid=4511 Ken Londoner serves as Executive Chairman] of BioSig Technologies, Inc. It is a privately held medical technology company formed in 2009, which is working on developing and commercializing a new system to accurately treat patients suffering from Atrial Fibrillation. In addition to that he is also Managing Partner of Endicott Management Partners, LLC, a private investment company [http://patch.com/california/los-angeles/biosig-technology-drives-medical-technology-innovation focused on medical technology] and consumer-related companies.</div>Caseyjones