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Bob Ellison

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Robert James Ellison (February 25, 1933 – April 8, 2024) was an American consultant, screenwriter and television producer. He worked on television programs including Dear John, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Wings.

Life and career

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Ellison was born in New York City on February 25, 1933.[1] He won two Primetime Emmy Awards and five nominations for Outstanding Writing Variety or Music from 1971 to 1977.[2] He died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on April 8, 2024, at the age of 91.[3][1]

Filmography

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  • Andy Richter Controls the Universe (TV series) 2002-2008
  • It's All Relative (TV series) (creative consultant - 10 episodes) 2003-2008
  • Becker (creative consultant - 61 episodes) 1999-2003
  • In-Laws (TV series) (creative consultant) 2002
  • The Trouble with Normal (TV series) (creative consultant - 4 episodes) 2000-2001
  • Caroline in the City (TV series) (executive consultant - 90 episodes, 1995-2000)
  • Wings (TV series) (creative consultant - 89 episodes) 1993-1997
  • Fired Up (creative consultant) 1997
  • Pearl (TV series) (creative consultant - 2 episodes) 1996
  • Cheers (TV series) (executive script consultant - 166 episodes)1986-1993
  • Amen (TV series) (creative consultant - 6 episodes, 1986-1987)
  • Angie (TV series) (executive consultant - 3 episodes) 1997
  • Mary Tyler Moore (TV series) (executive story editor - 41 episodes, 1975-1977)

References

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  1. ^ a b Barnes, Mike (11 May 2024). "Bob Ellison, Emmy-Winning 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Writer and Expert Joke Fixer, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bob Ellison". Television Academy. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "EP371: Remembering Comedy Writing Legend, Bob Ellison". Hollywood & Levine on ART19. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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