John H. Secondari

John Hermes Secondari (November 1, 1919 – February 8, 1975) was an American author and television producer.

Secondari's 1952 novel "Coins in the Fountain" was made into the 1954 Academy Award-winning film "Three Coins in the Fountain" and remade as the 1964 Oscar-nominated film "The Pleasure Seekers". In 1963, he produced the Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning ABC television series "Saga of Western Man".

Biography

John H. Secondari was born in 1919 in Rome, Italy. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University in 1939 and a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University in 1940. He joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and commanded a reconnaissance unit and a tank company in combat during World War II in France, Germany, and Austria. He was honorably discharged in 1946 with the rank of Captain. [cite web | url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/secondarijo/secondarijo.htm | title=Secondari, John H. - U.S. Documentary Producer | last=Curtin | first=Michael | accessdate=2007-03-24 | work=Museum of Broadcast Communications]

Secondari married Rita Hume in 1948, but she died in a car accident in Mallorca, Spain. They had a son, John Gerry. [cite web | url=http://www.alpenglow.org/ski-history/notes/comm/woodward-john.html | last=Skoog | first=Lowell | title=John B. Woodward - Personal Communication | date=2001-07-13 | accessdate=2007-03-24 | work=Alpenglow Ski Mountaineering History Project] In 1961, he married Helen Jean Rogers with whom he co-produced "Saga of Western Man". They had a daughter, Linda Helen. [cite web | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE1DF1F3BF93AA25757C0A96E958260 | title=Deaths - Secondari, Helen Jean Rogers | date=1998-04-19 | accessdate=2007-03-24 | work=New York Times] He died of a heart attack at the age of 55 in New York City.

Filmography

*1951 - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (episode writer)
*1954 - "Three Coins in the Fountain" (novel)
*1957 - "The Alcoa Hour" - "Hostages to Fortune" (episode writer)
*1957 - "Open Hearing" (moderator)
*1963 - "Saga of Western Man" (producer, writer)
*1964 - "The Pleasure Seekers" (novel)
*1967 - "Christ Is Born" (1967) (producer)
*1990 - "Coins in the Fountain" (novel)

Bibliography

*1952 - "Coins in the Fountain" (novel)
*1954 - "Temptation for a King" (novel)
*1955 - "Spinner of the Dream" (novel)

References

External links

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* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/john_h_secondari/ "John H. Secondari"] at Rotten Tomatoes