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Fries co-authored the book, We’ll Never Be Young Again: Remembering the Last Days of John F. Kennedy, which incorporates over 100 letters from individuals relating the impact his death had on them which include letters from Jack Valenti, Dominick Dunne, Robert McNamara and Senator John Kerry, among others. The book was then developed as a staged reading for the Kirk Douglas Theatre .
Fries wrote his autobiography, Chuck Fries Godfather of the Television Movie: A History of Television about the early years of television, the day-to-day workings of the entertainment business, the origins of television movies and what it takes to get them produced and distributed. Throughout the book, the reader discovers why Fries has been dubbed "Godfather of the Television Movie" and gains solid insights from a show business veteran on how to succeed in one of the world's most competitive industries.
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