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Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Peter Jones has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award five times, winning twice: for his A&E Biography special Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997), and for Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006). His Peabody Award-winning Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times (2009) premiered as a national primetime special on PBS, and Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (2012) remains the highest rated film in the 31-year history of the PBS series American Masters. 

Over the course of a decade, Peter Jones Productions created 85 profiles for A&E Biography, many written and directed by Jones. 

Peter is a graduate of Stanford (BA, American Studies) and Northwestern (Masters, Medill School of Journalism). He has twice been the recipient of the Producer of the Year Award from The Producers Guild of America.

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The Jones family in 1961. | Courtesy of TIME Magazine
'Blue Sky Metropolis' Director Remembers How Aerospace Shaped His Family
For "Blue Sky Metropolis" director Peter Jones, a love for aerospace was a family affair. Here, he reflects on how the space race touched his life.
The Jones family in 1961. | Courtesy of TIME Magazine.
'Blue Sky Metropolis' Director Remembers How the Space Program Shaped His Life
For "Blue Sky Metropolis" director Peter Jones, a love for all things space was a family affair. Here, he reflects on how the space race touched his life early on.
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