Judd Parkin

Nationality:
American
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biography
At one time the director of the Tony-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Parkin joined NBC in 1981 as a story editor and was soon helping to develop miniseries and novels for TV, including "Fatal Vision" (1984), "Wallenberg: A Hero's Story" and "The Long Hot Summer" (both 1985). He entered the executive ranks upon moving to ABC in 1986, overseeing the production of "The Betty Ford Story" (1987), "Little Girl Lost" (1988), "Liberace" (1988), "Separate but Equal" (1991) and "Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story" (1992). After nearly a decade at ABC, Parkin resigned in August 1996, amid Continued
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Worked as the resident director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland OR
1980 
Worked as a freelance director in Los Angeles
1981 
Became a story editor at NBC
 
Served as director of miniseries and novels for TV at NBC Entertainment
1986 
Joined ABC in August as an executive producer of movies made for TV
Continued