Bernie Kahn
Bernie Kahn | |
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Born | Bernard M. Kahn April 26, 1930 Brooklyn, New York |
Died | April 21, 2021 Woodland Hills, California | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | screenwriter |
Notable work | Basic Training, The Barefoot Executive |
Style | comedy film, sitcom |
Television | The Second Hundred Years, Bewitched, My Favorite Martian |
Bernard M. Kahn (April 26, 1930 – April 21, 2021[1]) was an American screenwriter.
He wrote for the sitcoms The Second Hundred Years,[2] My Favorite Martian,[3] and Bewitched, among others.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
Kahn received the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy multiple times during the 1970s.
Education[]
He received bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from the University of Michigan.
Selected works[]
- The Smothers Brothers Show
- Occasional Wife (1966 television series)
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (TV series)
- The Practice (1976 television series)
- 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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "[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.
- ^ "My Favorite Martian: The Martian's Fair Hobo (1965)". blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "Bewitched: Samantha's Better Halves: Synopsis". MSN. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "Basic Training (Cast, Crew, Director and Awards) NYTimes.com". Baseline StudioSystems. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Our Very Own Hole in the Ground (1972)". Accessed May 9, 2018.
External links[]
- 1930 births
- 2021 deaths
- Writers from Brooklyn
- American screenwriters
- University of Michigan alumni
- American screenwriter stubs