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Personal life. He married Patricia Godfrey the year after graduating from Hofstra; they were later divorced. He died from complications of Guillain–Barré syndrome, leaving two adult children. He is buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. [17] References. ^ "Joel Oliansky, 66, Emmy-Winning Writer". The New York Times. 5 August 2002.
Aug 1, 2002 · He had talked with Parker’s former wife, Rebecca; his last companion, Chan; and a trumpeter, Red Rodney, who had played with Parker. Oliansky wrote what he acknowledged was an overly long draft...
Joel Oliansky was born on 11 October 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Law (1975), The Silence at Bethany (1988) and Masada (1981). He was married to Patricia E. Godfrey. He died on 29 July 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Aug 5, 2002 · Mr. Oliansky was playwright in residence at Yale before going to Hollywood in 1964. He is survived by his sister, Lynn Pleshette, and two children.
Sep 22, 1988 · Oliansky had also met with Red Rodney, a trumpeter who played with Parker in the late ‘40s, and he talked with Parker’s wife, Rebecca, who knew him in Kansas City when he was a teen-ager.
Aug 1, 2002 · Survivors include two children; former wife Patricia; and a sister, literary agent Lynn Pleshette.
OLIANSKY, Joel 1935-2002. OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for CA sketch: Born October 11, 1935, in New York, NY; died of heart failure July 29, 2002, in Los Angeles, CA. Director and author. Oliansky was an award-winning director of television programs and movies, many of which he also wrote.
