Perry Grant
Perry Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1924 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2004 (aged 80) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California |
| Occupation | Producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1952-1987 |
| Spouse(s) | Edie Grant |
| Children | 2 |
Perry Grant (January 26, 1924 - December 12, 2004) was an American producer and screenwriter. He is the co-creator of the American sitcom television series Hello, Larry, which he created with his partner Dick Bensfield.
Early life[]
Grant was born in San Diego, California. He graduated from University of California, after working for A.O. Smith as the regional advertising manager. He also served in the Navy during World War II.[1]
Career[]
Grant started his career in 1952, writing for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, where he met Dick Bensfield. With Bensfield, they both wrote for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, until its last season.[2] He also wrote the magazine The Claw, in 1952.
Later in his career, Grant and Bensfield both produced and wrote for numerous television programs, including, The Andy Griffith Show, The Odd Couple, I Dream of Jeannie, Good Times, Mayberry R.F.D., The Doris Day Show, Happy Days, One Day at a Time, The Partridge Family, The Jeffersons, 227 and The Lucy Show.
In 1979, Grant created the new NBC sitcom television series Hello, Larry as the co-creator, with his partner Perry Grant, which starred McLean Stevenson, Kim Richards and Joanna Gleason.[3][4] He retired from television in 1987.
Death[]
Grant died in December 2004 of complications from alzheimer's disease, at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, at the age of 80.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Perry Grant, 80: Impressive TV Writer, Games Creator". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen. McFarland. August 23, 2014. p. 136. ISBN 9781476615394.
- ^ "The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky - Page 20". The Courier-Journal. September 17, 1979. p. 20.
- ^ "Tucson Citizen from Tucson, Arizona - 37". Tucson Citizen. September 1, 1979. p. 37.
- ^ "Perry Grant 80; Prolific Writer-Producer for Dozens of Sitcoms". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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- 1924 births
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- People from San Diego
- Neurological disease deaths in California
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
- American male screenwriters
- American television writers
- Television producers from California
- American male television writers
- American producers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- United States Navy personnel of World War II