Sam Denoff
American television producer and writer
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::summary American television producer and writer ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Samuel Denoff |
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| birth_place | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Brentwood, California, U.S. |
| occupation | Screenwriter, television producer |
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| spouse | |
| children | 4 including Douglas Denoff |
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Samuel Denoff (July 1, 1928 – July 8, 2011) was an American screenwriter and television producer.
Biography
Denoff was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Esther (Rothbard) and Harry Denoff, a salesman. With his long-time collaborator Bill Persky he wrote and created the television show That Girl starring Marlo Thomas. Their writing collaboration on episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show resulted in some of the show's most popular episodes. Denoff also wrote for the 1976 Danny Thomas situation comedy The Practice.
Personal life
Denoff married twice. His first wife was Bernice Levey; they had two children, Leslie Denoff and producer Douglas Denoff. His second wife was dancer Sharon Shore with whom he had two children, Melissa Denoff and Matthew Denoff. Denoff died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, at the age of 83.
References
References
- Abbey, Alan D.. (July 18, 2011). "The Eulogizer: TV writer Sam Denoff".
- "Sam Denoff Biography".
- Thursby, Keith. (July 11, 2011). "Sam Denoff dies at 83; Emmy-winning writer". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- Robey, Charity. (November 17, 2017). "Shelter Island profile: Bill Persky, seeking the 'nothing fancy'".
- Fox, Margalit. (July 11, 2011). "Sam Denoff, TV Writer, Is Dead at 83". [[The New York Times]].
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