How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
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| How to Break Up a Happy Divorce | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Gerald Gardner Dee Caruso |
| Directed by | Jerry Paris |
| Starring | Barbara Eden Hal Linden Peter Bonerz Marcia Rodd |
| Music by | Nelson Riddle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Charles Fries |
| Producers | Gerald Gardner Dee Caruso |
| Cinematography | Richard A. Kelley |
| Editors | Bob Moore Bud Molin |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company | Charles Fries Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 6, 1976 |
How To Break Up A Happy Divorce is a 1976 American made-for-television comedy film starring Barbara Eden and Peter Bonerz, written and produced by writer partners, Gerald Gardner and Dee Caruso. It was broadcast on NBC on October 6, 1976.[1][2]
Plot
Ellen (Barbara Eden) and Carter (Peter Bonerz) used to be married, but are now divorced. Ellen is jealous of the woman Carter is dating, so her friend Eve (Marcia Rodd) advises her to try to make him jealous. She gets involved with Tony (Hal Linden), a handsome man-about-town.
Cast
- Barbara Eden as Ellen Dowling
- Hal Linden as Tony Bartlett
- Peter Bonerz as Carter Dowling
- Marcia Rodd as Eve
- Liberty Williams as Jennifer Hartman
- Harold Gould as Mr. Henshaw
- Chuck McCann as Man with hangover
- Archie Hahn as Harassed waiter
References
- ^ Barnes, Mike (2012-06-01). "Dee Caruso, a Writer on Classic 1960s Sitcoms, Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Comedy writer Dee Caruso dies, Penned 'Get Smart,' 'The Monkees' episodes". Variety. 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
External links
- How to Break Up a Happy Divorce at IMDb
- How to Break Up a Happy Divorce at AllMovie
- How to Break Up a Happy Divorce at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1976 television films
- 1976 comedy films
- 1976 films
- American films
- American comedy films
- English-language films
- Films about divorce
- Midlife crisis films
- Midlife crisis in television
- NBC network original films
- Films with screenplays by Dee Caruso
- Films with screenplays by Gerald Gardner (scriptwriter)
- Films directed by Jerry Paris
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