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Lloyd Dobyns(1936-2021)

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Lloyd Dobyns was born on 12 March 1936 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for America Works When America Works (1981), An American Adventure: The Rocket Pilots (1981) and Weekend (1974). He was married to Patricia Louise Parker. He died on 22 August 2021 in Mebane, North Carolina, USA.
BornMarch 12, 1936
DiedAugust 22, 2021(85)
BornMarch 12, 1936
DiedAugust 22, 2021(85)
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America Works When America Works
  • Writer
  • 1981
An American Adventure: The Rocket Pilots
8.9
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1981
Weekend
8.9
TV Series
  • Self - Correspondent
  • Self - Correspondent (1974-1979)
NBC White Paper
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

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  • NBC White Paper
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980–1982
  • America Works When America Works
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • An American Adventure: The Rocket Pilots
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1981

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  • Born
    • March 12, 1936
    • Newport News, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 2021
    • Mebane, North Carolina, USA(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia Louise ParkerMarch 16, 1957 - August 22, 2021 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Patricia Denise Dobyns
  • Parents
      Lloyd Allen Dobyns Sr.
  • Other works
    Onscreen narrator of an 18 minute police training video, "To Shoot or Not To Shoot" (1983) which teaches police officers when it is and isn't appropriate to shoot at a fleeing suspect.
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