This sure is some sad news.... RIP
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: I was saddened to find out through HUM90's
: good friend Arthur Axelman , that L.Travis
: Clark passed away following heart surgery at
: the end of October.
:
: Although I was never able to secure an
: interview with him ,we had been in contact
: over the years and he was happy that Tour of
: Duty was still loved and respected by people
: across the world and had gathered a new
: generation of fans.
:
: Rest in peace
:
: The follwoing is taken from The Hollywood
: Reporters website.
:
:
: TV writer-producer L. Travis Clark dies
: Wrote, produced TNT's first original film in
: 1990
: By Mike Barnes
:
: Nov 6, 2009, 08:42 PM ET
: L. Travis Clark, who 20 years ago was one of
: the few African-Americans writing and
: producing for television, died Oct. 30 in
: Las Vegas after undergoing recent heart
: surgery. He was 59.
:
: Clark wrote and produced the first original
: film for TNT, 1990's "The Court Martial
: of Jackie Robinson," which was a hit
: for the Turner network that had launched two
: years earlier. The film starred Andre
: Braugher and centered on the baseball
: pioneer's battle against segregation during
: his days in the U.S. Army.
:
: Before that, the Louisiana native and
: Vietnam veteran wrote and produced 1989 ABC
: primetime series "A Man Called
: Hawk," starring Avery Brooks, and
: co-created, wrote and produced "Tour of
: Duty," which aired 1987-90 in primetime
: on CBS and Canada's CBC.
:
: Clark also wrote and served as an executive
: producer on the syndicated series
: "Sirens" for All-American
: Communications and Telescene Film Group and
: was an exec producer on the series
: "Urban Angel," which ran on CBC
: and CBS.
:
: Clark also worked as a talent manager and
: helped guide the careers of such
: entertainers and athletes as Jean-Claude Van
: Damme, MC Hammer, Melvin Van Peebles, Bruce
: Campbell, Philip Michael Thomas, Edwin
: Moses, Fred Williamson, Willie Gault, Steven
: Bauer and Lela Rochon.
:
: Clark formed a company with longtime friend
: Tyrone "Tippy" Washington called
: CW Management before his health took a turn
: for the worse.
:
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