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Apr 22, 1989 · Martin Ragaway, an award-winning comedy writer whose work reaches back into radio's Golden Age and television's earliest years, has died at age 66.
Martin Ragaway. Motion Picture Screenplay Writer, Television Writer. He wrote screenplays from the 1940s to the 1970s, and is known for writing a number of Abbott and Costello films. He also wrote for popular television series such as Get Smart, The Brady Bunch, and The Partridge Family.
- Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
- January 28, 1923
Martin Ragaway (January 29, 1923 – April 20, 1989) was an American comedy writer. Career. Ragaway's early credits include the Abbott and Costello radio program in the late 1940s. Along with Leonard Stern, he created the "Sam Shovel" spoofs for the show.
Aug 8, 1989 · When comedy writer Martin Ragaway was dying of cancer last April and unable to speak, he wrote a note that said, “Game’s over, we all lose.”
Apr 25, 1989 · April 25, 1989 12 AM PT. For a man who had spent his life making others laugh, Martin Ragaway’s final observation seemed a bitter punch line to 35 years of comedy writing. Kept alive by tubes...
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Martin Ragaway (January 29, 1923 – April 20, 1989) was an American comedy writer. Ragaway's early credits include the Abbott and Costello radio program in the late 1940s. Along with Leonard Stern, he created the "Sam Shovel" spoofs for the show.
