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Bill Manhoff

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Years active
  
1955–1974

Shows
  
The Real McCoys

Plays
  
The Owl and the Pussycat

Role
  
Screenwriter

Name
  
Bill Manhoff


Born
  
June 25, 1919 (
1919-06-25
)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

Occupation
  
TV and film screenwriter, playwright

Died
  
June 19, 1974, Los Angeles, California, United States

Movies
  
The Owl and the Pussycat, Hans Brinker

Spouse
  
Margaret E McLaughlin (m. 1969–1973), Angele Ritter (m. 1967–1973)

Similar People
  
Buck Henry, Herbert Ross, George Segal, Barbra Streisand, Robert Scheerer

Wilton "Bill" Manhoff (June 25, 1919 – June 19, 1974) was a Hollywood screenwriter and producer and playwright. His television series script writing credits included Sanford and Son, The Partridge Family, All in the Family, Room 222, The Odd Couple, Petticoat Junction, Leave It To Beaver, and The Real McCoys. He also wrote the script for The 1964 Broadway stage play The Owl and the Pussycat, which Buck Henry used as inspiration for the screenplay for the 1970 film adaptation. Manhoff died just six days before his 55th birthday in Los Angeles, California.

References

Bill Manhoff Wikipedia