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January 6th, 2010 | 
Author: Philip Capice, an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning producer who served as president of Lorimar Prods., died peacefully Dec. 30 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 78.
At Lorimar, Capice executive produced 200 episodes of “Dallas” and 112 episodes of “Eight Is Enough.”
He earned his Emmy for exec producing “Sybil,” a 1976 telefilm directed by Daniel Petrie that starred Sally Field and Joanne Woodward.
Other producing credits include the miniseries “Studs Lonigan”; telefilms “The Pride of Miss Jane Pittman,” “Helter Skelter” and “A Man Called Intrepid”; and the series “Knots Landing,” “Falcon’s Crest” and “The Blue Knight.”
Capice began his broadcasting career at New York advertising agency Benton & Bowles in 1954, then was director of special programs at CBS from 1969-74, where he developed its Charlie Brown and Dr. Seuss animated features, among other programming.
He moved to Los Angeles to work as vp creative affairs at Lorimar from 1974-78, eventually becoming president of the company in 1978. Capice had an agreement with Lorimar that allowed him to produce programs through his independent company, Raven’s Claw Prods.
He retired in 1986. A native of Bernardsville, N.J., Capice was a member of the TV academy and the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors. He is survived by his sisters, Rosemarie, Nancy and Carolyn; his godson, Jonathan; and many nieces and nephews. A mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Bernardsville.
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Warner Horizon have approached Cane writer Cynthia Cidre to pen the new Dallas series rumored to air on TNT next year.
It is not currently known if original cast members will reprise their roles, although the press revealed that Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy were approached for the project, this was not actually the case for at least one of the beforementioned who only knew about the project after it was revealed in the press.
In addition to creating and executive producing the Latino family drama “Cane,” Cidre wrote and executive produced the A&E pilot “Danny Fricke” and penned the feature “Mambo Kings
We can’t confirm any of the rumors at the moment but you may expect the Dallas Ewings back on your tv secreens in the near future.
Warner Brothers are in discussions to bring the show back to TV after 18 years.
Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy could reprise their roles alongside a new generation of younger actors. The pilot could potentially air on TNT in 2010 with the option for a full series.
