Joseph G. Beggiato

Joseph G. Beggiato (born Giorgio Beggiato; September 1, 1913 - October 21, 2000) was an Italian-born American producer of B-movies and television series. He is best known for co-founding North-American Pictures and creating the soap opera One Family.

Beggiato also wrote numerous scripts for movies and several One Family episodes under the pen name Gordon Houston.

Early life
Joseph G. Beggiato was born Giorgio Beggiato on September 1, 1913 in,.

At the age of 15, Beggiato moved to the port city of. By the age of 17, he had expressed his desire to run away to the to "make his fortune". At the age of 19, Beggiato moved to the United States, passing through. Following his arrival, he worked in a cinema in.

Personal life
Beggiato married writer Carol-Anne Beggiato (née Gilbert) in 1960. Beggiato wrote many scripts for One Family.

Death
On October 21, 2000, a housekeeper working at Beggiato's winter home in heard a crashing sound from Beggiato's study, and when she heard no response to her calls, she went in to find him slumped over in his chair after suffering a stroke. He died of complications from the stroke the following morning at a hospital in, aged 87.