Milt Josefsberg
Milt Josefsberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Milton Josefsberg June 29, 1911 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1987 (aged 76) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | radio/television screenwriter/producer |
| Years active | 1938–1987 (his death) |
Milt Josefsberg (June 29, 1911 – December 14, 1987) was an American screenwriter.
Career
Milt Josefsberg's first big break came in 1938, when he was hired as writer on
From the mid-1950s onward, Josefsberg worked as a writer for many television sitcoms, such as The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, The Odd Couple, All in the Family, and Archie Bunker's Place. Jim Wickey of The Green House, The Rip Borsley Show once commented about Josefsberg:
"Milt Josefsberg is an American success story. I doubt I would be writing if I had not been influenced by Milt, and I know that can be said for many of today's writers. The WGA picket line would be thinner without him!"
Also a producer and script reader, Josefsberg, who was called by
Family life and death
Josefsberg and his wife Hilda had two sons, Steven and Alan. Alan had two children, Suzi and Dean. Josefberg's great grandchildren, Amber and Taylor Ellison (Suzi's) and Mason and Matthew Josefsberg (Dean's), live today in Southern California. Josefsberg died in Burbank, California.
References
- ^ ISBN 9780870003479
- ISBN 9780870003479
- ^ Obituaries : Wrote for Benny, Hope, Lucille Ball : Milt Josefsberg; 'Maven of Comedy', Los Angeles Times, December 16, 1987, by Paul Feldman, Times Staff Writer, accessed September 22, 2013.
- ISBN 9780870003479, Arlington House Publishers, 1977.
- ISBN 978-0060960865, V Perennial, HarperCollins Publishers, September 1, 1987.
External links
- Milt Josefsberg at Find a Grave
- Milt Josefsberg at IMDb
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
