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TELEVISION


Cannell has worked on numerous TV projects, some of which are listed below



BIBLIOGRAPHY


Cannell is also a bestselling author, having written the following novels. The noted novels feature the character of Detective Shane Scully of the LAPD

  • ''Cold Hit'' (Scully)

  • ''Vertical Coffin'' (Scully)

  • ''Runaway Heart''

  • ''Hollywood Tough'' (Scully)

  • ''The Viking Funeral'' (Scully)

  • ''The Tin Collectors'' (Scully)

  • ''The Devil's Workshop''

  • ''Riding The Snake''

  • ''King Con''

  • ''Final Victim''

  • ''The Plan''



FILM


Cannell is working on several projects in this area, most notably a film version of ''The A-Team''.


TRIVIA


The Closing Logo of his production company features him typing, before throwing the sheet from his typewriter whereupon it animates to become his company logo against a black screen. It was updated often, the main differences being Cannell's clothes, sometimes new awards in the background and (rarely) a new office for the live-action part.

This is parodied in an episode of '' The Simpsons '' called "The Front", featuring Bart and Lisa watching the "Itchy and Scratchy" episode that they wrote, followed by the cartoon's closing logo with a version of Cannell's typewriting, but instead Itchy and Scratchy throwing the piece of paper away to signal the end of the episode, and "Itchy and Scratchy Studios" appears.

The closing logo is also parodied in an episode of '' Family Guy '' titled "The Story on Page One", in which protagonist Peter Griffin is typing a story about Luke Perry for daughter Meg. After completing the page, he throws the paper and the rest of the parody is true-to-form.

Cannell is Dyslexic , and is a spokesperson on the subject.

Cannell graduated from the University Of Oregon in 1964 with a Bachelor Of Science in Journalism . At Oregon he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity.


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