found: Hallmark hall of fame. Tenth man [MP] 1988: credits (executive producer, William Self)
found: Perf. arts biog. master index, c1981 (Self, William; b. 1921)
found: IMDb, viewed May 7, 2008 (William Self; b. June 21, 1921, Dayton, Ohio; sometimes credited as William E. Self; Bill Self, Billie Self)
found: Los Angeles times WWW site, Nov. 19, 2010 (William Self; b. June 21, 1921, Dayton, Ohio; d. Monday [Nov. 15, 2010], Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, aged 89; producer and television executive who was in charge of television production at 20th Century-Fox during the 1960s and early '70s)
found: New York times WWW site, Nov. 22, 2010 (in obituary published Nov. 20: William Self; b. William Edwin Self, June 21, 1921, Dayton, Ohio; d. Monday [Nov. 15, 2010], Los Angeles, aged 89)