Fontana, Tom, 1951?-....
Variant namesTelevision writer-producer.
Buffalo, N.Y. native and 1973 graduate of Buffalo State College. Writer-producer of the television series St. Elsewhere (1983-1988), Homicide: Life on the Street (1992-1999), Oz, and others. Recipient of numerous awards, including the Emmy, Peabody, Writers Guild of America, and Humanitas Prize. Also honored by his alma mater as Distinguished Alumni in 1997.
From the description of Collection, 1983-[ongoing]. (Buffalo State College). WorldCat record id: 43566795
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Fontana, Tom, 1951-. Collection, 1983-[ongoing]. | Buffalo State - SUNY College at Buffalo, E.H. Butler Library | |
| referencedIn | Noel Behn papers, >circa 1950-1998 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Voltaire, 1694-1778. Catiline: typescript, 1989. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Black, David. Under fire : Pilot / written by David Black & Tom Fontana. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Fontana, Tom, 1951-. Oz. Ancient tribes : teleplay / by Tom Fontana and Sean Jablonski ; story by Tom Fontana. | HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library |
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| associatedWith | Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale, 1967- | person |
| associatedWith | Behn, Noel | person |
| associatedWith | Black, David. | person |
| associatedWith | Hudson, Ernie. | person |
| associatedWith | Jablonski, Sean. | person |
| associatedWith | Perrineau, Harold. | person |
| associatedWith | State University College at Buffalo (N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Voltaire, 1694-1778. | person |
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Birth 1951-09-12
Americans
English
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