William Self, R. I. P.

William Self, Television Producer, Dies at 89 - NYTimes.com: "William Self, a prolific producer who brought a long list of successful shows to television — “Daniel Boone,” “Peyton Place,” “Batman” and “M*A*S*H” among them — transforming 20th Century-Fox Television into a leading supplier of programming to the networks in the 1960s and ’70s, died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 89."

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.