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Charles Hirsch Barris

Nephew of singer/songwriter/actor Harry Barris.

As a songwriter, he co-composed the song "Palisades Park", a number three hit in the US for singer Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon in 1962.

Claimed to have been a CIA operative.

Survived lung cancer.

Introduced first-run syndication on television when he bought back an unsuccessful show he created and resold it.

Began his television career as an NBC page

Had a film made about his life, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), by George Clooney in his directorial debut with Sam Rockwell playing the man.

Daughter Della Barris died of suspected overdose. She was his only child.

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