Sherwood Schwartz
Sherwood Schwartz | |
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Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1938–2011 |
Spouse |
Mildred Seidman (m. 1941) |
Children | 4, including Lloyd |
Sherwood Charles Schwartz (
Early life
Schwartz was born in
Career
Schwartz had hoped to become a doctor, but found that he was unable to be admitted to medical school at that time, due to a quota limiting the number of Jewish students.[5][6]
He went on to write for
Syndication turned his two major successes into TV institutions with cultural relevance. He made them icons and as a result became a television icon himself.[7]
TV appearances
During the late 1990s and the 2000s, he made many appearances on TV talking about his series, on shows such as the
In 1988, Schwartz appeared on
Personal life
On December 21, 1941, Sherwood Schwartz married Mildred Seidman, and together they had four children: Donald Schwartz, who became an ophthalmologist;
Sherwood Schwartz's play, Rockers, a comedy-drama, had a production at Theatre West in honor of his 90th birthday.
Death
On July 12, 2011, Sherwood Schwartz died of natural causes in his sleep.[9]
Portrayals
Schwartz was portrayed by Aaron Lustig in the TV movie Surviving Gilligan's Island and by Michael Tucker in Growing Up Brady.
Filmography
Schwartz produced a number of radio and TV shows during his career.
Series | Years | Job |
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The Bob Hope Show
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1938–1942 | Writer for radio version |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | 1940s | Writer for radio version |
The Alan Young Show | 1940s | Writer for radio version |
I Married Joan | 1952–1955 | Writer |
The Red Skelton Show | 1956–1962 | Writer |
My Favorite Martian | 1963 | Script supervisor |
Gilligan's Island | 1964–1967 | Writer, creator, producer |
It's About Time | 1966–1967 | Writer, creator, producer |
The Brady Bunch | 1969–1974 | Writer, creator, producer |
Dusty's Trail | 1973–1974 | Writer, creator, producer |
Big John, Little John | 1976 | Producer |
Harper Valley PTA | 1981–1982 | Writer, producer |
Together We Stand | 1986–1987 | Writer, producer |
Stage productions
In 1990, he wrote Gilligan's Island: The Musical, still in production as of 2011. His son Lloyd, daughter Hope, and son-in-law Laurence Juber worked on the play as well. [citation needed]
On November 10, 2006, his play Rockers opened in Theatre West in California. The play concerns the lives of three women living in a retirement home. The cast included Pat Crawford Brown, Lee Meriwether, and Elsa Raven.
Unsold pilots
He wrote and executive produced two unsold television pilots:
- Scamps (1982)—starring Bob Denver, Dreama Denver, and Joey Lawrence
- The Invisible Woman (1983)—starring Alexa Hamilton, Bob Denver, and Harvey Korman
Awards
- Won the 1961 Emmy Awardfor his writing on The Red Skelton Show.
- Was nominated for a Daytime Emmyfor his 2004 special Still Brady After All These Years
- On March 7, 2008, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Actresses Dawn Wells and Florence Henderson, who appeared in Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, respectively, accompanied Schwartz when he received his star. Also present was Patrick Denver, son of actor Bob Denver from Gilligan's Island, and Christopher Knight and Susan Olsen, the child stars of The Brady Bunch.
- Was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2008.
References
- ^ "Brady Bunch & Gilligan's Island Creator Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star". TV Series Final. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Honorees". Television Academy.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (December 19, 2006). "The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs". InterfaithFamily.com. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- ^ "Elroy Schwartz, TV writer, dies at 89". The Desert Sun. 2013-06-17. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ "Sherwood Schwartz: The Med-School Reject Who Created 'Gilligan's Island'". 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Sherwood Schwartz Interview / TVparty!". www.tvparty.com.
- ^ "'Gilligan's Island' & 'The Brady Bunch' Creator Dies". KHITS Chicago. July 13, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Sitcom producers pick favorites for Nick at Nite 15th anniversary". CNN. The Associated Press. 2000-07-28. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ "Sherwood Schwartz dies: Creator of TV's "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch" was 94". Washington Post. July 12, 2011.