David Victor (screenwriter)

{{short description|American producer and screenwriter}}

{{Infobox person

|name = David Victor

|birth_name = David Vikodetz

|birth_date = {{birth date|1910|08|22}}

|birth_place = Odessa, Russian Empire

|death_date = {{death date and age|1989|10|18|1910|08|22}}

|death_place = Virginia, U.S.

|occupation = Producer, screenwriter

|spouse = Florence Victor{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/24/obituaries/david-victor-dies-produced-kildare-and-other-tv-series.html|title=David Victor Dies; Produced 'Kildare' And Other TV Series|work=The New York Times|date=October 24, 1989|access-date=November 13, 2021}}

|children = 2

}}

David Victor, born David Vikodetz, (August 22, 1910 – October 18, 1989) was an American producer and screenwriter. He won an Primetime Emmy Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-23-mn-323-story.html|title=David Victor; Producer of 'Marcus Welby'|first=Burt|last=Folkart|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 23, 1989|access-date=November 13, 2021}} and was nominated for four more in the categories Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Single Program for his work on the television programs The Name of the Game, Marcus Welby, M.D. and also the television film Vanished.{{Cite web|url=https://edit.emmys.com/bios/david-victor|title=David Victor|work=Television Academy|access-date=November 13, 2021}}

Victor died in October 1989 of a heart attack in Virginia, at the age of 79.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/24e5457c88fcbd70ef38c2466122e828|title=Producer of "Marcus Welby, M.D." Dies at Age 79|work=AP News|date=October 23, 1989|access-date=November 13, 2021}}