[PAR] [TLE] The Simpsons (season 1) [SEP] "The Simpsons"' first season originally aired on the Fox network between December 17, 1989 and May 13, 1990, beginning with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".  The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon. [PAR] [TLE] James L. Brooks [SEP] James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an Academy Award-, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning American television and movie director, producer and screenwriter.  Growing up in North Bergen, New Jersey, Brooks endured a fractured family life and passed the time by reading and writing.  After dropping out of New York University, he got a job as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts.  He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to work on David L. Wolper's documentaries.  After being laid off he met producer Allan Burns who secured him a job as a writer on the series "My Mother the Car".
[PAR] [TLE] The Simpsons ( season 1 ) [ SEP ] " The Simpsons " ' first season originally aired on the Fox network between December 17 , 1989 and May 13 , 1990 , beginning with the Christmas special " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " . The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening , James L. Brooks , and Sam Simon . [PAR] [TLE] James L. Brooks [ SEP ] James Lawrence Brooks ( born May 9 , 1940 ) is an Academy Award- , Emmy- and Peabody Award - winning American television and movie director , producer and screenwriter . Growing up in North Bergen , New Jersey , Brooks endured a fractured family life and passed the time by reading and writing . After dropping out of New York University , he got a job as an usher at CBS , going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts . He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to work on David L. Wolper 's documentaries . After being laid off he met producer Allan Burns who secured him a job as a writer on the series " My Mother the Car " .
In what year was man who produced the first season of "The Simpsons" with Matt Groening and Sam Simon born?
In what year was man who produced the first season of " The Simpsons " with Matt Groening and Sam Simon born ?
1940
1940