Joyce Burditt
Joyce Burditt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Occupation | Writer and network executive |
| Notable works | Diagnosis: Murder, Perry Mason, Matlock, The Cracker Factory |
| Spouse | George Burditt |
Joyce Burditt (also known as Joyce Rebeta-Burditt) is an American writer and network executive known for creating the TV series Diagnosis: Murder,[1][2] which ran for almost 200 episodes and TV movies. She has also been a longtime writer and producer on such TV series as Perry Mason, Matlock, and the Father Dowling Mysteries.[3] She wrote a best selling novel, The Cracker Factory, in 1977, about an alcoholic housewife, which is partly drawn from her own experience in and out of institutions.[4][5] It was made into an American TV movie of the same name.[6] This was followed by the sequel, The Cracker Factory 2: Welcome to Women's Group, in 2010. She wrote the humorous novel Triplets, in 1982, and the mystery novel Buck Naked, about a Los Angeles detective heroine, in 1998.[7]
Personal life[]
She married the writer George Burditt in 1957. She lives in Southern California. She was born in 1938 to a middle class family. She moved to California in 1969 to start her career.[8]
References[]
- ^ Scott, Tony (1993-10-28). "Diagnosis Murder Miracle Cure". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Wohl, Alexander (1998-02-08). "TELEVISION; One Senior Sleuth Slips Into the Slot Left by Another". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ Bock, Jerry (December 29, 1990). "Joyce Burditt spends days plotting murders". Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Newspapers.com. p. 45. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ Ballantyne, Sheila (April 17, 1977). "The Cracker Factory". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "A typical suburban woman—almost". The Daily Herald from Arlington Heights, Illinois on Newspapers.com. May 21, 1977. p. 57. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2000). Video Movie Guide 2001. Ballantine Books. pp. 228. ISBN 9780345420992.
- ^ BIEDERMAN, PATRICIA WARD (1996-06-20). "Writer Finding Elusive Secret to Success". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Joyce Rebeta-Burditt Knows Why Housewives Become Alcoholics: She's Been Through the Ordeal". People.com. People. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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