Sol Saks
Sol Saks | |
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| Born | Saul Saks December 13, 1910 New York City |
| Died | April 16, 2011 (aged 100) Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cremation |
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| Years active | 1953–2005 |
Sol Saks (December 13, 1910 – April 16, 2011) was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom Bewitched.
Life and career
Saks was born in New York City, to Jewish parents. He attended Harrison High School in Chicago.[1]
He was a radio actor as a child.[1] He later wrote for radio and TV series such as My Favorite Husband, Mr. Adams and Eve, and I Married Joan.[2]
Saks wrote the screenplay for Cary Grant's last film, the comedy Walk, Don't Run.[2] At the time of its release, Time said his dialogue on that film "bristles amiably from first to last."[3]
He wrote The Craft of Comedy Writing,[4] published by Writer's Digest Books.
Death
Saks died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia on April 16, 2011,[2] at the age of 100, in Los Angeles, California.[5]
He was survived by his wife Sandra, daughter Mary Spivey, son Daniel Saks, two granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
References
- ^ a b Sol Saks from Chicago Public Schools
- ^ a b c Bewitched creator Sol Saks dies aged 100 from BBC News
- ^ Cinema: Olympic Clowning from Time magazine
- ^ 1985, ISBN 0-89879-192-8
- ^ Bewitched creator dies at 100 from Australian Broadcasting Corporation
External links
- Extensive video interview with Saks from May 2009, from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Sol Saks at Find a Grave
- Sol Saks at IMDb
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- 1910 births
- 2011 deaths
- American male radio actors
- Television producers from New York City
- American male screenwriters
- American comedy writers
- Infectious disease deaths in California
- Deaths from respiratory failure
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Writers from New York City
- Male actors from Chicago
- American centenarians
- American male child actors
- Jewish American male actors
- Bewitched
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from Illinois
- Television producers from Illinois