Phil Savath

{{Short description|American-born Canadian film and television writer and producer}}

Phil Savath (December 28, 1946 - November 3, 2004) was an American-born Canadian film and television writer and producer. He was most noted as a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Screenplay, with nominations for Original Screenplay at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983 for Big Meat Eater"Top Genie prospects for Jack Miner move". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983. and Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989 for The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick."Dreaming of Genies". Vancouver Sun, March 21, 1989.

His other film credits included Fast Company, Samuel Lount,"A little-known Canadian hero gets his due". Ottawa Citizen, February 11, 1986. and Terminal City Ricochet."Aspiring screenwriters hope PRAXIS makes perfect: A scenario for success". The Globe and Mail, July 1, 1988.

In television, he was a cocreator and star of the CBC Television children's comedy series Homemade TV and Range Ryder and the Calgary Kid in the 1970s."Insanity on board ship with the Homemade gang". The Globe and Mail, April 8, 1978. He later wrote several episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210,"90210 hires local writer". Vancouver Sun, April 28, 1996. co-created the television series Max Glick with Stephen Foster and These Arms of Mine with his wife Susan Duligal,"An inspiring romance: Phil Savath and Susan Duligal used their real- life love story as the basis for a new CBC comedy series, These Arms of Mine". Vancouver Sun, November 8, 2000. and cowrote the television films Net Worth"Puck-powered drama scores big on intrigue". Toronto Star, November 26, 1995. and Little Criminals."Little Criminals a chilling flick: Send kids to bed, director advises parent viewers". Hamilton Spectator, January 15, 1996.