Years active 1953–1987 Died March 9, 1979 | Name Jim Fritzell Spouse(s) Deana Ward TV shows The Doris Day Show | |
Full Name James Gustave Fritzell Born February 19, 1920 ( 1920-02-19 ) San Francisco, California, US Occupation TV and film screenwriter Awards Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Similar People Everett Greenbaum, Larry Gelbart, Gene Reynolds, David Swift, McLean Stevenson | ||
Jim Fritzell (February 19, 1920 – March 9, 1979) was an American television and film screenwriter.
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Personal background
Jim Fritzell was born on February 19, 1920. He died on March 9, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. He is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo County, California.
Career
In a 22–year creative partnership, Everett Greenbaum and Fritzell won a total of three Writers' Guild awards and four Emmy Award nominations, collaborating on more than 150 scripts. These included the Walter Brennan sitcom The Real McCoys (1957–62), The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68) and the long-running CBS TV series M*A*S*M*A*S*H, on which they worked for five seasons, contributing 35 episodes.
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