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  "id": 15640001,
  "title": "Ron Koslow, Screenwriter and Creator of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ TV Series, Dies at 81",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ron-koslow-screenwriter-and-creator-of-beauty-and-the-beast-tv-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T18:15:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ron-koslow-dead-beauty-and-the-beast-1236916672/"
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  "summary": "Ron Koslow, producer and creator of the CBS television series “Beauty and the Beast” died on Oct. 7 at his Brentwood, California home, his family confirmed. He was 81. Koslow was born on April 9, 1945 and was raised between St. Louis and Los Angeles. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA film […]",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Ron Koslow, Creator of TV’s ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ Dies at 81",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ron-koslow-creator-of-tvs-beauty-and-the-beast-dies-at-81",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:48:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}