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Nov 5, 1975 · Harvey Orkin, who had been a motion‐picture executive, a talent agent, a novelist, a television writer and a brilliant, raconteur on TV, died Monday evening at Mount Sinai...
Harvey Orkin. Writer: The Phil Silvers Show. In addition to being a writer for television, Harvey Orkin was a theatrical agent, first at William Morris and Frank Cooper and finally at Creative Management Associates (which later became ICM.) His clients included Richard Burton and Peter Sellers.
- January 12, 1918
- November 3, 1975
Harvey Orkin. Writer: The Phil Silvers Show. In addition to being a writer for television, Harvey Orkin was a theatrical agent, first at William Morris and Frank Cooper and finally at Creative Management Associates (which later became ICM.) His clients included Richard Burton and Peter Sellers.
- Writer, Actor
- January 12, 1918
- Harvey Orkin
- November 3, 1975
May 23, 2016 · Memorials were also held in London and Los Angeles. Speakers at the New York memorial, (edited) in order of audio-appearance: Gisella Svetlik Orkin (Broadw...
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Harvey Orkin (1918–1975) was an agent with CMA (later ICM) and was an executive with Columbia Pictures in New York. Neil Simon was one of the great American writers for Broadway. SOURCE: Harvey Orkin's son, who lives in Portland and who also sold me letters from S. J. Perelman and Peter Sellers.
1 Nomination | 1 Emmy. BEST COMEDY WRITING - 1956. Winner. Harvey Orkin. The Phil Silvers Show. CBS. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Harvey Orkin: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
Twang!! is a musical with music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart and a book by Bart and Harvey Orkin, an American theatrical agent and former writer for The Phil Silvers Show. When production faced issues, American writer Burt Shevelove was called on to help fix the book.
