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Teleklew Productions, Inc.

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Santa Monica, CA, USA based parent company founded in 1950 by American bandleader [a=Lawrence Welk] to produce [i]The Lawrence Welk Show[/i] on ABC-TV ([i]Tele[/i] plus [i]Welk[/i] in reverse = Teleklew.) Expanded into music publishing with subsidiary [l=Welk Music Group]'s aquistion of the [a=Harry Von Tilzer] catalog in 1957. Since diversified into event promotions; motion picture and video distribution; hotels and residential property management. The family remain active partners through the [i]The Welk Group, Inc.[/i], Escondido, CA.