Mama's Family
1983
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Dick Clair (November 12, 1931 – December 12, 1988) was an American television producer, actor and television and film writer, best known for the television sitcoms It's a Living, The Facts of Life, and Mama's Family.
Dick Clair was born on 12 November 1931 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Soap (1977), The Carol Burnett Show (1967) and Carol Burnett & Company (1979). He died on 12 December 1988.
Clair was a screenwriter for episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show in addition to his Emmy Award winning writing for the comedy-variety TV program The Carol Burnett Show. With Jenna McMahon he wrote and produced the television sitcoms It's a Living, The Facts of Life, and Mama's Family.
In the case of Dick Clair, the fun began in 1973 when he joined the program as a writer. For his work on 73 episodes, the San Francisco native was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series five years in a row, winning three times.
Birthday: Nov 12, 1931. Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA. The long-running TV variety series "The Carol Burnett Show" has minted many a stellar Hollywood career. In the case of Dick...
Jenna McMahon, who teamed up with Dick Clair, her partner in a comedy act, to create the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life,” died on March 2 in Monterey, Calif. She was 89. The cause was...
Learn about Dick Clair on Apple TV. Browse shows and movies that feature Dick Clair including The Facts of Life, Mama's Family, and more.
