Al Schwartz (writer)

Albert Schwartz (29 November 1910 – 25 March 1988) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and director.

Albert "Al" Schwartz[1]
Born	November 29, 1910 Passaic, New Jersey
Died	March 25, 1988(1988-03-25) (aged 77) Hollywood, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	television writer
Known for	Emmy award

Biography

He was a writer for The Red Skelton Show,^[2] where he and other writers won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1961 and were nominated for the same award in 1962.^[3] He also wrote scripts for The Jackie Gleason Show, The Milton Berle Show, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, Petticoat Junction, and other television shows and made-for-TV movies throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.^[4]

Earlier in his career, Schwartz wrote for Bob Hope's radio program, The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope.^[5]

He was the brother of Sherwood Schwartz, the creator and producer of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, and Elroy Schwartz, a comedy and television writer.