E. Duke Vincent, onetime producing partner of Aaron Spelling and executive at various Spelling production company entities, was born on April 30, 1932, in Jersey City, N.J., with the birth name Edward Ventimiglia. Vincent, a 1960-61 naval aviator who was a member of the famed Blue Angels flying team, had a 40-year career in television writing and production, involving 2300 hours of television.
Television series in which Vincent participated include Charmed, Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210, Wanted, Charlie's Angels and many others. Since 2006, Vincent has been primarily engaged in writing novels, which often involve the entertainment industry. His first novel, Mafia Summer, is a fictionalization of factual organized crime.
Vincent was educated at Seton Hall University, from which he received a B.A. in 1954. He currently resides in Montecito, California with his wife, actress Pamela Hensley.
Novels * Mafia Summer. Bloomsbury USA, 2006. ISBN 1596911131
* Black Widow. Bloomsbury USA, 2007. ISBN 1596913908
* The Strip. Bloomsbury USA, 2008. ISBN 159691615X
[edit] External links
* E. Duke Vincent at the Internet Movie Database.
* Video in which Vincent discusses his introduction to The Blue Angels, at
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-143707625018999708#. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
* Vincent quotations at:
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/e._duke_vincent/. Retrieved 2010-03-04
* Biographical information at:
http://www.tnt.tv/title/?oid=611846-7143. Retrieved 2010-03-04
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