Harpo Productions

Harpo Productions
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMedia
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
FounderOprah Winfrey
Headquarters
Key people
OwnerOprah Winfrey[3][4]
Number of employees
12,554 (2012)
ParentHarpo, Inc.
Divisions

Harpo Productions (or Harpo Studios) is an American multimedia production company founded by Oprah Winfrey and based in West Hollywood, California.[1][2] The name "Harpo" is "Oprah" spelled backwards and it was also the name of her on-screen husband in the film The Color Purple (1985).

  1. ^ a b Rose, Lacey (March 3, 2015). "Oprah Winfrey on Closing Harpo Studios, OWN Expansion, Broadway Plans". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Channick, Robert (March 3, 2015). "Harpo studios to close in December, officials say". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Harpo Inc. | Private Stock: Annual Report & Profile:PrivCo". privco.com. PrivCo.
  4. ^ "Oprah Winfrey: she invented skirtsHome". Urban Hustler. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.