Nationality American Role Screenwriter Name Al Schwartz | Known for Emmy award Occupation television writer Siblings Sherwood Schwartz | |
Died March 25, 1988, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Mimi Schwartz (m. 1935–1988) Children Douglas Schwartz, Bruce R. Schwartz, Judithe Randall Similar People Sherwood Schwartz, Red Skelton, Martin Ragaway, Dave O'Brien, Ross Schwartz |
Albert "Al" Schwartz (29 November 1910 – 25 March 1988) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and director.
Biography
He was a writer for The Red Skelton Show, where he and other writers won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1961 and were nominated for the same award in 1962. He also wrote scripts for The Jackie Gleason Show, The Milton Berle Show, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, Petticoat Junction, and other television shows and made-for-TV movies throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Earlier in his career, Schwartz wrote for Bob Hope's radio program, The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope.
He was the brother of Sherwood Schwartz, the creator and producer of Gilligan's Island, and Elroy Schwartz, a comedy and television writer.