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Sam Denoff(1928-2011)

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  • Producer
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Composer ("Bupkis"), author and actor, educated at Adelphi College, and later on the staff at WNEW in New York. He was a television script writer and also wrote much special material for night clubs and a number of singing commercials. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical collaborators include Gene Klavan, Bill Persky and James Haines.
BornJuly 1, 1928
DiedJuly 8, 2011(83)
BornJuly 1, 1928
DiedJuly 8, 2011(83)
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  • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, and Anne Hathaway in Un mariage de princesse (2004)
Un mariage de princesse
5.9
  • Lord Jerome
  • 2004
Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
That Girl (1966)
That Girl
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway in Princesse malgré elle (2001)
Princesse malgré elle
6.4
  • Lord Jerome
  • 2001

Credits

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Writer



  • The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! A Special Tribute to Carl Reiner
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 2020
  • Carl Reiner in The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! (2017)
    The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color!
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! (2016)
    The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color!
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Mark Derwin, Marianne Muellerleile, Anthony Russell, Holly Wortell, Charlie Stewart, Samantha Browne-Walters, and Chris Barnes in Life with Bonnie (2002)
    Life with Bonnie
    6.4
    TV Series
    • consulting writer
    • 2002–2004
  • The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards (2000)
    The 14th Annual American Comedy Awards
    2.4
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards (1996)
    The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards
    6.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Penny Marshall, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, and Cindy Williams in The Laverne & Shirley Reunion (1995)
    The Laverne & Shirley Reunion
    8.2
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994)
    The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards
    6.4
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • More of 'The Best of the Hollywood Palace'
    9.2
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Daphne Zuniga and Grant Show in The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993)
    The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards
    6.7
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • The Best of 'The Hollywood Palace'
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Happy Days Reunion Special (1992)
    Happy Days Reunion Special
    7.7
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Bruce Davison, Zachary Bostrom, Molly Cheek, and Carol-Ann Merrill in Harry et les Henderson (1991)
    Harry et les Henderson
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1991
  • Lucie Arnaz and Tony Roberts in The Lucie Arnaz Show (1985)
    The Lucie Arnaz Show
    5.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • developed by
    • 1985
  • The Practice (1976)
    The Practice
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976

Producer



  • 50 Years of Funny Females
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Dudley (1993)
    Dudley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Bruce Davison, Zachary Bostrom, Molly Cheek, and Carol-Ann Merrill in Harry et les Henderson (1991)
    Harry et les Henderson
    5.6
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 1991
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)
    It's Garry Shandling's Show.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1987–1988
  • NFL Weekly Magazine (1982)
    American Film Institute Comedy Special
    8.7
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Lucie Arnaz and Tony Roberts in The Lucie Arnaz Show (1985)
    The Lucie Arnaz Show
    5.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Turnabout (1979)
    Turnabout
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Bess Armstrong, Dixie Carter, Lynnie Greene, John Christopher Jones, Dan Resin, and Gretchen Wyler in On Our Own (1977)
    On Our Own
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1978
  • The Sunshine Boys (1977)
    The Sunshine Boys
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Montefuscos
    3.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Big Eddie
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)
    Roll, Freddy, Roll!
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • The Boys
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Dom DeLuise in Lotsa Luck! (1973)
    Lotsa Luck!
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1973–1974
  • Orson Welles in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)
    The Man Who Came to Dinner
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972

Additional Crew



  • Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Mark Derwin, Marianne Muellerleile, Anthony Russell, Holly Wortell, Charlie Stewart, Samantha Browne-Walters, and Chris Barnes in Life with Bonnie (2002)
    Life with Bonnie
    6.4
    TV Series
    • consultant
    • 2002–2004
  • Parole de chien (1990)
    Parole de chien
    6.3
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1990
  • The Practice (1976)
    The Practice
    6.5
    TV Series
    • executive consultant
    • 1976
  • The Don Rickles Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive consultant
    • 1972
  • Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
    The Dick Van Dyke Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • story consultant
    • 1964–1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Denoff
  • Born
    • July 1, 1928
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 8, 2011
    • Brentwood, California, USA(age-related causes)
  • Spouses
      Sharon ShoreMay 30, 1965 - July 8, 2011 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    In 1974, he produced an unsold sitcom pilot for NBC called "My Wife Next Door". The plot concerned a divorced couple, played by James Franciscus and Julie Sommars, who accidentally rent adjacent apartments in a beach-front community.

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    Had set out to be a songwriter and, eventually, co-wrote the theme for That Girl (1966), as well as a 1957 tune called "Let's Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn".

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