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Oprah Winfrey: Harpo Productions
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In 1989 Winfrey made Jacobs president of Harpo. Like Winfrey, he had a great deal of common sense, and he gave the young business stability. That year Winfrey produced and acted in the television miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, based on one of her favorite novels. It did well, and a dramatic series Brewster Place starring Winfrey was spun off in 1990, but it failed after only a few episodes were aired.
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In 1985, the show was expanded to one hour and given a new name – The Oprah Winfrey Show. It was doing so well that it was nationally syndicated in 1986 and made a big splash around the country. In 1986, she ... formed her own production company, HARPO Productions, which was the first cog in what later became HARPO Entertainment.
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