Whitey Mitchell. Gordon "Whitey" Mitchell (February 22, 1932 – January 17, 2009) was an American jazz bassist and television writer/producer. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. Life and career[edit] Mitchell was the brother of bassist Red Mitchell. He began on clarinet and tuba as a youngster before choosing bass as his primary instrument.[1] He studied radio & television at Syracuse University and then plunged into the New York jazz scene, becoming a regular at the famed nightspots Birdland and Basin Street East. He led his own groups at The Village Vanguard and The Embers and later toured with big band greats Benny Goodman and Pete Rugolo, played Carnegie Hall with Gene Krupa, appeared with Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Lester Young on Jazz At The Philharmonic.He played with Elinor Sherry and Shep Fields in the early 1950s before serving in the Army during the Korean War. From 1954 he worked freelance in New York City, playing with Gene Krupa (1955), Mel Tormé, Jack Jones, J.J.
Allan Burns. Allan Burns (born May 18, 1935) is an American screenwriter and television producer. Burns is best known for, alongside James L. Brooks, creating and writing for the television sitcoms The Munsters, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda. Early life[edit] Burns was born May 18, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Career[edit] After his stint writing for Jay Ward, Burns formed a partnership with Chris Hayward. In 1969, Burns began a partnership with James L. References[edit] External links[edit] Gerald Gardner (scriptwriter)
Gerald Gardner (born (1929-07-22)July 22, 1929) is an author, scriptwriter, screenwriter, story editor and producer who was active in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s in the United States. Gardner frequently teamed with his longtime writing partner, Dee Caruso, for their work.[1][2] Gardner was a senior writer on the live broadcasts of That Was The Week That Was (TW3), the pioneering NBC-TV series of topical satire. His producing credits include The Red Skelton Show (1970–1971). Gardner and Caruso co-wrote the Walt Disney motion picture The World's Greatest Athlete starring Jan-Michael Vincent and John Amos. He is also the author of more than 30 books, including the popular political satire series "Who's In Charge Here? " Gerald Gardner at the Internet Movie Database. Dee Caruso. Dee Caruso and Gardner also worked on several feature film projects. They co-wrote Which Way to the Front? , a 1970 satirical war flick starring Jerry Lewis; The World's Greatest Athlete, a 1973 Walt Disney production starring John Amos and Jan-Michael Vincent; and Doin' Time, a 1985 Warner Brothers film.[1][2] Caruso and his wife, Sandra Caruso, co-taught a class, called "What's Funny, What's Not," for ten years at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.[2] Caruso then became a screenwriting professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where he taught for more than twenty years.[1][2] Dee Caruso died of pneumonia at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on May 27, 2012, at the age of 83.[1] He was survived by his wife of 47 years, Sandra Caruso.[2] His memorial service was held at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.[1] References[edit] External links[edit] Dee Caruso at the Internet Movie Database.
Buck Henry. Early life[edit] Buck Henry attended The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) and Dartmouth College, where he met Bob Rafelson, and also worked on the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern humor magazine. From 1959 to 1962, as part of an elaborate hoax by comedian Alan Abel, he pretended to be G. Clifford Prout, the quietly outraged president of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, who presented his point of view on talk shows. [citation needed] Television career[edit] He appeared on the television show Will and Grace (2005). Saturday Night Live[edit] Henry hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live ten times, appearing first in 1976, and for the last time in 1980. Recurring characters on SNL[edit] Howard, a sadistic stunt coordinatorMarshall DiLaMuca, father of Bill Murray's character Todd in the Nerds sketchesMr. Celebrity impersonations on SNL[edit] Film and stage career[edit] His Broadway credits include the 2002 revival of Morning's at Seven.
Writing credits[edit] Film[edit] Television[edit] Mel Brooks.