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Had 6 grandchildren, all born once he had already passed away. 2 girls from his son Randy Spelling and his wife Leah Spelling (née Stutz), named Sage Aurelia (b. June 9, 2011) and Lotus Elodie (b. February 3, 2013); and 4 children from his daughter Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott, named Liam McDermott (b. March 13, 2007), Stella McDermott (b. June 9, 2008), Hattie McDermott (b. October 10, 2011) and Finn McDermott (b. August 30, 2012).

Despite his $500,000,000 fortune, according to her autobiography "STori Telling" (2008), he left his daughter Tori only a little more than $800,000 in his will. She writes that, after death taxes, she netted only half of that.

Suffered a stroke on June 18, 2006, and was briefly hospitalized.

Ranked No. 62 on D Magazine's list of "The Top 100 Dallas Celebrities". [March 2003]

Was a lifelong pipe smoker. In 2001, he was diagnosed with oral cancer.

Release of his book, "Aaron Spelling: A Prime-time Life" by Aaron with Jefferson Graham. [1996]

At some point during the run of Degrassi High (1987), Spelling made an attempt to buy the rights and produce the show in America. Shortly after his request was declined, he produced Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).

In 1986 his company went public and formed Spelling Entertainment, Inc.

His 4.6-acre estate "The Manor" at 594 Mapleton Drive in Bel Air, California, has 123 rooms (totalling 1.3 acres), a bowling alley, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court, screening room and four 2-car garages. Spelling bought the property in 1983, including a house that had belonged to Bing Crosby. He demolished the Crosby house and built the largest single-family home in California.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.

In 1972 he formed Aaron Spelling Productions, and then joined with Leonard Goldberg for Spelling-Goldberg Productions.

Had so many shows on ABC in the 1970s, people in the business joked that ABC stood for "Aaron's Broadcasting Company".

He wrote for various television shows, including Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie, "Playhouse 90" Original TV Version (1956). After he wrote his first pilot he became a producer for Four Star Productions. He partnered with Danny Thomas and formed Thomas-Spelling Productions.

Aaron Spelling graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Before that, he attended Forest Avenue High. He started as a writer and sold his first script to Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (1955).

Graduated from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1945.