Alan Surgal
Alan Surgal | |
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| Born | November 12, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2017 (aged 100) |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Spouse | Florence Small |
| Relatives | William J. Small (brother-in-law) |
Alan Surgal (November 12, 1916.
Early life
Surgal was born in 1916 in
Career
Surgal worked as a writer for the
radio show, This Is the Underground), before transitioning to television scripts.[2] He penned several episodes for the early NBC television series, Robert Montgomery Presents, including screen adaptations of Arrowsmith and The Canterville Ghost.[2]
Surgal became best known for his screenplay for Arthur Penn's 1965
comedy writer for Victor Borge, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Danny Thomas.[2] While the film, which was released during a New York newspaper strike, initially flopped at the box office, Mickey One is now considered a cult classic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.[2][3] Director Martin Scorsese later supervised the restoration of the film by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]
Surgal moved to Los Angeles, California in 1978, where he continued to work as a television producer and writer.[2]
Personal life and death
Surgal married Florence Small, a film producer and the sister of former NBC News and United Press International president William J. Small.[4]
Alan Surgal died at his home in
References
- ^ http://siham.net/personen/72776.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Amiri, Farnoush (21 January 2017). "Alan Surgal, Writer of 'Mickey One,' Dies at 100". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Evans, Greg (13 January 2017). "Alan Surgal Dies: 'Mickey One' Screenwriter Was 100". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Coleman, Laure (21 July 2017). "Beverly Hills Elder – Florence Small: Still Selling Films At 100" (PDF). The Beverly Hills Courier. pp. 1, 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 15 May 1985 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
External links
- Alan Surgal at IMDb
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