Sam Denoff
{{short description|American television producer and writer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samuel Denoff
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|07|01}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|07|08|1928|07|01}}
| death_place = Brentwood, California, U.S.
| occupation = Screenwriter, television producer
| known_for = {{ubl|The Dick Van Dyke Show|That Girl}}
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Bernice Levey|1950|1964|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Sharon Shore|1965}}}}
| children = 4 including Douglas Denoff
}}
Samuel Denoff (July 1, 1928 – July 8, 2011) was an American screenwriter and television producer.
Biography
Denoff was born to a Jewish family{{cite news |url=https://www.jta.org/2011/07/18/life-religion/the-eulogizer-tv-writer-sam-denoff |agency=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |title=The Eulogizer: TV writer Sam Denoff |first=Alan D. |last=Abbey |date=July 18, 2011}} in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Esther (Rothbard) and Harry Denoff, a salesman.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Sam-Denoff.html |title=Sam Denoff Biography |website=Film Reference |access-date=February 1, 2018}} With his long-time collaborator Bill Persky he wrote and created the television show That Girl starring Marlo Thomas.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-samuel-denoff-20110711-story.html |title=Sam Denoff dies at 83; Emmy-winning writer |first=Keith |last=Thursby |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 11, 2011}}{{Cite web |last=Robey |first=Charity |date=November 17, 2017 |title=Shelter Island profile: Bill Persky, seeking the 'nothing fancy' |url=https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2017/11/17/shelter-island-profile-bill-persky-seeking-nothing-fancy/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Shelter Island Reporter |publisher=}} 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.{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 11, 2011 |title=Sam Denoff, TV Writer, Is Dead at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/arts/television/sam-denoff-tv-writer-is-dead-at-83.html |first=Margalit |last=Fox |author-link=Margalit Fox |page=A21}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0219682}}
- [http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/sam-denoff Sam Denoff] interview at the Archive of American Television
- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73170744/sam-denoff Find a Grave]
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Category:American male screenwriters
Category:Jewish American screenwriters
Category:American television producers
Category:American television people
Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners