Background
Dozier, William was born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha. Son of Robert C. and Emma (McElroy) Dozier.
executive motion picture and television producer
Dozier, William was born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha. Son of Robert C. and Emma (McElroy) Dozier.
Bachelor of Arts, Creighton U., 1929.
Republican, Berg-Allenberg Writers and Artists Agency, 1935; head story and writing department, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California, 1941-1944; production executive, Radio-Keith-Orpheum-Radio Pictures, 1944-1951; vice president charge production, Radio-Keith-Orpheum-Radio Pictures, 1955-1956; vice president, Universal-International Pictures producer, Columbia Pictures, 1949-1951; program executive, Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, 1951-1955; executive producer dramatic programs, Columbia Broadcasting System, 1955; vice president charge programs Hollywood, Columbia Broadcasting System-television, 1957-1959; vice president charge production, Screen Gems, 1959-1964; president, Greenway Prodns., from 1964. Professor creative television and drama Mount St. Mary's College, West Los Angeles, California, 1972-1978.
Son of Robert C. and Emma (McElroy) D. M. Katherine Foley, September 14, 1929. 1 son, Robert J.; m. Joan Fontaine, May 2, 1946 (divorced 1950).
1 daughter, Deborah Leslie. M. Ann Rutherford, 1953.