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Mel Tolkin ( né Shmuel Tolchinsky; August 3, 1913 – November 26, 2007) [1] was a television comedy writer best known as head writer of the live sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows ( NBC, 1950–1954) during the Golden Age of Television. There he presided over a staff that at times included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Danny Simon.
- Television comedy writer
- 1940s to 1980s
- Samuel Tolchinsky
- Your Show of Shows
Nov 27, 2007 · PBS. Mel Tolkin, the long-suffering head of Sid Caesar’s celebrated television writing team, who was present from the cramped, sweaty, malodorous beginning, died yesterday at his home in Century ...
Mel Tolkin. Writer: All in the Family. Mel Tolkin was born on 3 April 1913 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a writer and producer, known for All in the Family (1971), Joe's World (1979) and The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (1967).
- January 1, 1
- Century City, California, USA
- January 1, 1
Nov 27, 2007 · Mel Tolkin, a Montreal-raised writer who helped define the art of sketch comedy during television's Golden Age, has died at the age of 94. Mel Tolkin write jokes for Bob Hope in the Hollywood area ...
Mel Tolkin, an award-winning television comedy writer who served as head writer for Sid Caesar’s legendary “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’s Hour” in the 1950s, died Monday. He was 94.
In his four-hour interview, Mel Tolkin (1913-2007) talks about his early years writing for Camp Tamiment, where he was discovered by producer Max Liebman, and his writing partnership with Lucille Kallen. He discusses writing for such shows as Admiral Broadway Revue, Your Show of Shows, Caesar's Hour and The Danny Kaye Show. He describes writing for All in the Family as well, where he penned ...
Dec 3, 2007 · Mel Tolkin, a comedy pioneer who served as head writer for the classic 1950s’ series Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour, died of natural causes on November 26 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94. Over the course of a half-century in show business, Tolkin, who got his start in the 1930s, wrote for some of the biggest names in comedy.
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