Larry Rhine
{{short description|American producer and screenwriter}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Larry Rhine
|birth_date = {{birth date|1910|05|26}}
|birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2000|10|27|1910|05|26}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EyEkCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA176|title=A Critical History of Television's The Red Skelton Show, 1951-1971|date=11 August 2010|page=176|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0786446865}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|education =
|alma mater = University of California, Berkeley
|occupation = Producer, screenwriter
|spouse = {{marriage|Hazel Shermet|1950}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hazel-shermet-dead-comedienne-actress-singer-was-96-942151/|title=Hazel Shermet, Comedienne, Actress and Singer, Dies at 96|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2021}}
|children = 2
}}
Larry Rhine (May 26, 1910 – October 27, 2000) was an American producer and screenwriter.
Early life
Rhine was born in San Francisco, California to Elias, a real estate broker and Ester, a homemaker. He had a sister, Loretta Rhine.{{Cite web|url=https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/larry-rhine|title=Larry Rhine|work=Television Academy|date=22 October 2017 |access-date=June 1, 2021}} Rhine attended the University of California, Berkeley where he received his Bachelor's degree in 1931.{{Cite web|url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8x92hj4/entire_text/|title=Larry Rhine Papers|work=Writers Guild Foundation|access-date=May 17, 2021}}
== Career ==
Rhine started his career as an announcer, writer and producer on KGB radio, working with Art Linkletter. In 1936 he moved on to work as a screenwriter for Universal and 20th Century Fox.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/rhine-comedy-writer-dies/|title=Rhine, Comedy Writer, Dies|first=Caitlin|last=O'Toole|work=People|date=October 20, 1997|access-date=May 17, 2021}} He also wrote columns for the newspaper The Californian.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
In the 1940s and 1950s Rhine worked on radio programs including The Life of Riley, Private Secretary and Duffy's Tavern,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_jZbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA165|title=Gale Storm: A Biography and Career Record|page=165|date=May 27, 2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1476632469}} among others.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PsE8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA166|title=Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962|page=166|publisher=McFarland|date=December 2017|isbn=9781476665931}}
In the 1960s to 1970s Rhine wrote episodes for television programs including Mister Ed, The Red Skelton Hour, Bachelor Father, The Tom Ewell Show and The Bob Hope Show.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/scene/people-news/larry-rhine-1117788612/|title=Larry Rhine|first=Katie|last=Maturi|work=Variety|date=November 1, 2000|access-date=May 17, 2021}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHkoAQAAIAAJ|title=The New York Times Biographical Service (Volume 31)|page=2026|date=2000|publisher=The New York Times & Arno Press}} In 1963, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy for his work on The Red Skelton Hour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/larry-rhine|title=Larry Rhine (Awards & Nominations)|work=Television Academy|access-date=May 17, 2021}}
From 1975 to 1979 Rhine worked with Mel Tolkin as a writer on 35 episodes of All in the Family. In 1978, he was nominated for another Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, sharing the nomination with Tolkin and screenwriter Erik Tarloff.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1978?page=1|title=Nominees / Winners 1978|work=Television Academy|access-date=June 1, 2021}} Rhine and Tolkin also won a Humanitas Prize for the 30 Minute category.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QWQYAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA19|title=The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time|page=19|date=November 7, 2013|isbn=9780810887251|last1=Gitlin|first1=Martin|publisher=Scarecrow Press }}
In the 1980s Rhine and Tolkin wrote an episode for Archie Bunker's Place and created the short-lived television series Joe's World, which starred Ramon Bieri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-02-me-45838-story.html|title=Larry Rhine; Award-Winning Writer for Radio, Film and TV|first=Myrna|last=Oliver|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 2, 2000|access-date=May 17, 2021}} Rhine retired in 1987.
Death
Rhine died in October 2000 of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 90.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/11/arts/larry-rhine-90-all-in-the-family-writer.html|title=Larry Rhine, 90, 'All in the Family' Writer|work=The New York Times|date=November 11, 2000|access-date=May 17, 2021}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21722392/the-los-angeles-times/|title=Clipped from The Los Angeles Times|work=Los Angeles Times|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 2, 2000|access-date=May 17, 2021}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59156693/obituary-for-myrna-oliver-aged-90/|title=Obituary for MYRNA OLIVER (Aged 90)|work=The Record|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 3, 2000|access-date=May 17, 2021}} {{Open access}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0722289}}
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Category:Mass media people from San Francisco
Category:Television producers from California
Category:American television writers
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American comedy writers