Head of Warner Brothers Television Alan Shayne

By Tina Renick

Published November 3, 2023 at 10:45 PM EDT

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At 97, Alan Shayne can look back on at least two careers — as an actor and as the head of Warner Brothers Television. Shayne tells us about his people: Marlon Brando, Maureen Stapleton and Michael Shurtleff.

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