Production

"Finder of Lost Loves" premiered on ABC's 1984-85 program schedule on September 22, 1984, following "Love Boat" in the 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. EST time slot on Saturday nights. A Douglas Cramer-Aaron Spelling Production, it was produced by Jeffrey Hayes for the Spelling Ventures Organization production company. Series creator Gail Parent received her inspiration for the show after reading about real-life "finder'' Lloyd Shulman during an airplane flight.

The theme song was written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer-Sager and sung as a duet by Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross during the first half of the season, then Dionne teamed up with Glenn Jones for the second half and that version showed up on her "Finder of Lost Loves" album.

The costumes were by designer Nolan Miller of "Dynasty" fame. Daisy appeared in several gorgeous evening gowns throughout the season, but most of Nolan's designs were more subtle for this show's business-like atmosphere. Even though usually dressed in business suits, Rita and especially Daisy always looked classically elegant.

"Finder of Lost Loves" was canceled in late spring of 1985, but was repeated throughout that summer. The last show was August 24, 1985 when a rerun of the 90-minute pilot earned a 14.5 rating (27 share) and was the 15th overall most-watched show of the week.

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Filmed at: The Burbank Studios

Aaron Spelling Productions, Inc. -- Spelling Ventures Organization

Executive Producers - Aaron Spelling and Douglas Cramer
Executive Supervising Producer - E. Duke Vincent
Supervising Producer - Liz Coe
Produced by - Jeffrey Hayes
Associate Producers - Shelley Hull and David Florimbi
Assistant Producer - Cheryl R. Stein

Senior Executive Production Manager - Norman Henry
Executive Production Manager - William A. Porter
Unit Production Manager - Joseph M. Ellis; Al Nicholson
First Assistant Director - Bob Jeffords; Ken Stringer
Second Assistant Director - Robert Nellans; Jeffrey Srednick
Executive in Charge of Post Production - Joseph Dervin, Jr.
Supervisory Production Manager - Al Kraus
Superintendent, Studio Operations - Gordon Kirschbaum
Executive Coordinator - J. Bret Garwood

Director of Photography - Edward R. Plante; Emil Oster, A.S.C.
Film Editor - Larry Strong, A.C.E.; Paul H. Dixon
Supervisory Film Editor - John M. Woodcock, A.C.E.
Special Effects - Gary E. Zink
Sound Mixer - Blake Wilcox

Technial Advisor - Lloyd Shulman

Created by - Gail Parent
Suggested by - The life of private investigator, Lloyd Shulman
Executive Script Consultant - Bruce Shelly
Executive Story Consultants - Jill Baer and Christopher Vane
Script Supervisor - Barbara Atkinson

Art Director - Mary Weaver Dodson
Set Decorator - Richard D. Kent; Deborah Siegel
Construction Supervisor - Gordon Kirschbaum
Construction Coordinator - Jerry Esposito, Jr.
Construction Coordinator - John Hollis
Property Master - Anthony C. Thorpe

Costume Designer - Nolan Miller
Costume Supervisor - Eilish
Mens Costumer - Dallas Dornan; Jan Kemp and Harald Johnson
Womens Costumer - Sue Moore
Make-Up Artists - Tom Hoerber and Norman Page
Hair Stylist - Georgina Williams; Andrea Mizu

Theme Song by - Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer-Sager
Sung by - Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross; Dionne Warwick and Glenn Jones
Music by - Artie Kane; John E. Davis; Palmer Fuller; Ken Harrison
Music Supervisor - Rocky Moriana

Title Design By - Phill Norman

Casting by - Gary Shaffer and Barbara Baldavin
Casting Associate - Margaret McSharry
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