John Henry Falsey Jr. (November 6, 1951 – January 3, 2019) was an American

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writer, director and producer.

Biography

Falsey was born in

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, the son of Patricia Helene (née Sisk) and John Henry Falsey.Filmreference.com profile
Retrieved 31 July 2008 Falsey graduated from

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with a

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degree in English in 1975 and earned a

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in Creative Writing from the

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at the

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. In 1979, he joined the production staff of '' The White Shadow'', where he met

Joshua Brand Joshua Brand is an American television writer, director, and producer who created '' St. Elsewhere'', ''I'll Fly Away'' and ''Northern Exposure'' with his writing-and-producing partner John Falsey. He was also a writer and consulting producer of ...

. He co-created ''

St. Elsewhere ''St. Elsewhere'' was an American medical drama television series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982, to May 25, 1988. The series stars Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, and William Daniels as ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

'' with Brand. Falsey also wrote and produced ''

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'' and ''

A Year in the Life ''A Year in the Life'' is an American dramatic series that ran on NBC from September 16, 1987 to April 13, 1988, during the 1987–1988 television season, created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey. The series began as a three-part miniseries whi ...

''. He was nominated for eleven

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and won three, as well as the

Humanitas Prize The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing, and is given to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist P ...

, the

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, and the Environmental Media Award for Ongoing Commitment. Falsey died on January 3, 2019, from injuries sustained in a fall.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falsey, John 1951 births 2019 deaths American male screenwriters American television directors American television producers American television writers Primetime Emmy Award winners Hampshire College alumni Writers from New Haven, Connecticut Showrunners Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni American male television writers Screenwriters from Connecticut