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George Balzer(1915-2006)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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George Balzer was born on 1 September 1915 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Jack Benny Program (1950), Shower of Stars (1954) and O.K. Crackerby! (1965). He was married to Ada Marie Anderson. He died on 28 September 2006 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BornSeptember 1, 1915
DiedSeptember 28, 2006(91)
BornSeptember 1, 1915
DiedSeptember 28, 2006(91)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The Jack Benny Program
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Shower of Stars (1954)
Shower of Stars
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Brooke Adams, Brian Corcoran, Joel Davison, and Burl Ives in O.K. Crackerby! (1965)
O.K. Crackerby!
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
What's It All About, World?
5.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Carroll O'Connor in Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
    Archie Bunker's Place
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Lucie Arnaz, and Gale Gordon in Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968–1972
  • Don Knotts in The Don Knotts Show (1970)
    The Don Knotts Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1969–1970
  • What's It All About, World?
    5.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Jack Benny's Birthday Special (1969)
    Jack Benny's Birthday Special
    7.9
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1969
  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Mr. Terrific (1967)
    Mr. Terrific
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • The Jack Benny Hour (1966)
    The Jack Benny Hour
    8.3
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Brooke Adams, Brian Corcoran, Joel Davison, and Burl Ives in O.K. Crackerby! (1965)
    O.K. Crackerby!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • The Jack Benny Hour
    7.7
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • written for television by
    • writer ...
    • 1950–1965
  • The Jack Benny Hour
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Shower of Stars (1954)
    Shower of Stars
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1955–1958
  • The Marge and Gower Champion Show
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1957

Actor

  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Technician
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 1, 1915
    • Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 2006
    • Van Nuys, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Ada Marie Anderson1942 - December 15, 1997 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    In 1967, he co-wrote the teleplay for an unsold comedy pilot about two elderly, retired superheroes who must once again don their leotards to do battle with a super-villain who has been set free and has vowed to destroy the world.
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  • Trivia
    Part of a team of comedy writers who won the Emmy for The Jack Benny Program (1950), which premiered on television in 1950 and became The Jack Benny Hour (1965) in the mid-1960s. He started writing for Benny in 1943, when the show was on radio and moved to television with Benny during the 25 years he spent under contract with the famous comedian.

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