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Harpo Productions
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Harpo Productions (also referred to as Harpo Studios) is an incorporated US-based multimedia production company founded by Oprah Winfrey (the name "Harpo" is "Oprah" spelled backwards, and was the name of her on-screen husband in The Color Purple) and is the sole subsidiary of her media and entertainment company, Harpo, Inc. Harpo Productions's subsidiaries consist of Harpo Radio, Inc. (the company's radio broadcasting division) and Harpo Print, LLC (the company's publishing house). Another of its subsidiaries, Harpo Films (the company's film studio), was shut down in early 2013. The company also counts in its holdings 50% of the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) (the company's joint venture cable network with Discovery Communications). It was based in Chicago, and Harpo Studios (the company's TV production studio and corporate headquarters for Harpo Productions) was located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago until the studios closed in 2015. Harpo Productions and OWN are both currently based in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.
The land where the production studio formerly sat once housed the 2nd Regiment Armory that was used as a makeshift morgue for victims of the capsizing of the steamer SS Eastland. The 88,000-square-foot (8,200 m) facility was renovated and opened in the late 1980s for use by The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Best films
Filmography of Harpo Productions (7 films)
| Year | Name | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Production |
| 2014 | Selma | Production |
| 2009 | Precious | Production |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Production |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Distribution |
| 1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Production |
| 1998 | Beloved | Production |