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David Dortort (1916-2010) was a Hollywood screenwriter and producer, best known for creating and producing Bonanza and The High Chaparral. He also wrote novels, directed and produced other TV shows, and received the John H. Finley award from City College of New York.
Sep 8, 2010 · David Dortort, the creator and producer of “Bonanza,” the long-running television western that was untraditional in its emphasis on relationships over violence and that helped spur public...
David Dortort was a producer and writer of Western TV shows, such as Bonanza and The High Chaparral. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1916 and died in Los Angeles in 2010.
David Dortort (born David Solomon Katz; October 23, 1916 – September 5, 2010) was a Hollywood screenwriter and producer, widely known for his role as producer in two successful NBC television series: Bonanza (1959–73) and The High Chaparral (1967–71).
Sep 7, 2010 · David Dortort, who created “Bonanza,” the top-rated Western that aired for 14 years on NBC with family values as its centerpiece, died Sept. 5 in his apartment in Westwood. He was 93.
Sep 8, 2010 · David Dortort, who produced “Bonanza,” “The High Chaparral” and other TV Westerns, has died. He was 93.
Sep 7, 2010 · David Dortort, who created top-rating western Bonanza, has died at his Los Angeles home aged 93. Debuting in 1959, Bonanza was the most-watched show on US television from 1964 to 1967.
