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Jim Fritzell (February 19, 1920 – March 9, 1979) was an American television and film screenwriter.
James Fritzell was born on 19 February 1920 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Andy Griffith Show (1960), M*A*S*H (1972) and Mister Peepers (1952). He was married to Micheline Swift. He died on 9 March 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- James Fritzell
- March 9, 1979
- February 19, 1920
Jim Fritzell (born James Gustave Fritzell on February 19, 1920 - March 9, 1979) was an American television and film screenwriter who co-wrote, with Everett Greenbaum, 29 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and one episode of Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C..
Jul 20, 1999 · In 1952, after moving from Buffalo to New York in the early 1950's and writing radio shows, Mr. Greenbaum was teamed with Jim Fritzell by Talent Associates to write ''Mr. Peepers,'' a gently...
M*A*S*H remains the only long-running series, comedy or drama, set around a war zone. Based on the iconic film by Robert Altman (who had himself adapted his movie from the Richard Hooker novel), the TV series, developed by writer-director Larry Gelbart and producer Gene Reynolds, found a more TV-friendly tone than Altman's movie without ...
Don Knotts on Andy Griffith Show writers Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum.
Nov 7, 2006 · I bet some of your favorite episodes of MASH and the ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW were written by writers you don’t know. Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum. You’ve seen the names I’m sure. But just who were these guys?? First off, they were two of the funniest comedy writers in television. And expert craftsmen.
