Jack Gross (screenwriter)
Jack Gross Jr. (February 4, 1929 – December 14, 2007) was an American film screenwriter and television situation comedy writer.
Biography
Gross was born in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] His father, Jack O. Gross, founded KFMB-TV, the first television station in San Diego in May 1949.[1] His brother Laurence Gross was an entertainment critic on KNSD.
He wrote the screenplays for Clay Pigeon and Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974).[2] On television, he wrote episodes of Gilligan's Island, Diff'rent Strokes and My Favorite Martian.[2][3]
He graduated Point Loma High School in 1947. He was a graduate of San Fernando Valley State College, now known as CSUN, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[4] Gross died of heart failure in La Jolla, California.[1][4]
His son is Josh E. Gross, publisher of Beverly Hills Weekly.
References
- ^ a b c Jack Gross Jr. at IMDb
- ^ a b The New York Times
- ^ "Man in Rolls Hails from Hollywood" (14 March 2001), The Press-Enterprise, page B2
- ^ a b "Obituary: Jack Gross, Jr., 78 – TV Comedy Writer". 18 December 2007.
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