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E. Duke Vincent
E. Duke Vincent began his illustrious career after a nine-year stint as a naval aviator, the highlight of which was a two-year tour with the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team "The Blue Angels."
Vincent resigned from the Navy in 1963 and shortly thereafter signed a contract with RKO General and Seven Arts in New York City to write and produce seven one-hour documentaries called Man in Space. In 1967, while in Los Angeles filming sequences for the series, he met up with Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard, the executive producers of The Dick Van Dyke Show. After writing a "spec" script for them, he signed on to do their next television series, Good Morning World. The following year, he became producer and head writer of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., following that up with The Jim Nabors Hour, Arnie and The Little People. During that period from 1967 to 1977, he also wrote and produced two television movies, Panache and The Imposter.
Since joining Aaron Spelling in 1977, Vincent's incredible television credits have grown to include 43 series, including Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Dynasty, Hotel, Vega$, Matt Houston and The Colbys; seven miniseries, including Jackie Collins' Hollywood Wives and James Micheners' Texas; and 39 movies for television, including the Emmy-winning Day One and And the Band Played On. He is currently executive producer with Spelling on The WB Network's long-running hit series Charmed; its highest-rated and longest-running drama series, 7th Heaven; and the breakout hit series Summerland, which is currently in its second season.
In his 40-year television career, Vincent has written or produced more than 2,300 hours of television, including 1,600 hours of prime-time television and more than 750 hours of daytime television. His current title is executive producer and vice chairman of Spelling Television.
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