Name Colyer Dupont | Role Television producer | |
Colyer Dupont was an American television producer. He won many major international awards during his tenure as a television producer/director for Cinemagic Productions. His hour-long documentary, "Computer Magic" was seen by millions of viewers both in the United States (on PBS National and The Discovery Channel) and in high schools, colleges, libraries and television networks around the world. In addition to his work in television production, he obtained patents for several useful household gadgets and his history also includes an acting career as a child that included a film for Disney (Follow Me, Boys!) as well as stage work with stars such as Betty Grable. His first acting job was a result of his gun-twirling skills, made use of in a toy commercial made for Mattel in the mid 1960s. He was a student at The Academy of Art in San Francisco before leaving to take a position as the Advertising Manager for the popular national "New Age" magazine, Magical Blend during the latter part of the 1980s.