Bernie Kahn

Bernard M. Kahn (April 26, 1930 – April 21, 2021)^[1] was an American screenwriter.

Bernie Kahn
Born	Bernard M. Kahn (1930-04-26)April 26, 1930 Brooklyn, New York
Died	April 21, 2021(2021-04-21) (aged 90) Woodland Hills, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	screenwriter
Notable work	Basic Training, The Barefoot Executive
Style	comedy film, sitcom
Television	The Second Hundred Years, Bewitched, My Favorite Martian

Education

He received bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from the University of Michigan.

At the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel, in swimming he won a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke.^[2]

Screenwriting career

He wrote for the sitcoms The Second Hundred Years,^[3] My Favorite Martian,^[4] and Bewitched, among others.^[5] Kahn also co-wrote the 1971 Disney television movie The Barefoot Executive with Joseph McEveety, Lila Garrett and Stu Billett, and wrote the screenplay for the 1985 comedy film Basic Training.^[6]

In 1972, his play Our Very Own Hole in the Ground was produced at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village, Manhattan, directed by Henry Hewes.^[7]

Kahn received the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy multiple times during the 1970s.

Selected works

• The Smothers Brothers Show
• Occasional Wife (1966 television series)
• Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (TV series)
• The Practice (1976 television series)
• The Paul Lynde Show
• Brothers and Sisters (1979 TV series)
• List of Bewitched episodes
• List of The Brady Bunch episodes
• List of Chico and the Man episodes
• List of The Courtship of Eddie's Father episodes
• List of Maude episodes
• List of The Partridge Family episodes
• List of Superboy episodes
• List of Three's Company episodes

References

1. Grobar, Matt (April 26, 2021). "Bernie Kahn Dies: Prolific Writer-Producer For 'Get Smart', 'Bewitched' & More Was 90". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
2. "LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers". The New York Times.
3. "[Everything you wanted to know about your mother-in-law but were afraid to ask], [I love you, I love you, I love you, I think]". CopyrightEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
4. "My Favorite Martian: The Martian's Fair Hobo (1965)". blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
5. "Bewitched: Samantha's Better Halves: Synopsis". MSN. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
6. "Basic Training (Cast, Crew, Director and Awards) NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
7. La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Our Very Own Hole in the Ground (1972)". Accessed May 9, 2018.

External links

• Bernie Kahn at IMDb
• Bernie Kahn on Rotten Tomatoes
• Bernie Kahn on TV.com
• Kahn's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections