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Lou Derman(1914-1976)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Producer
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Lou Derman was born on 27 September 1914 in New York, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for All in the Family (1971), The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956) and Good Times (1974). He died on 15 February 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 27, 1914
DiedFebruary 15, 1976(61)
BornSeptember 27, 1914
DiedFebruary 15, 1976(61)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
All in the Family
8.4
TV Series
  • Writer
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
Good Times
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
December Bride (1954)
December Bride
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1974–1976
  • The Fosters (1976)
    The Fosters
    7.0
    TV Series
    • original script
    • 1976
  • Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    All in the Family
    8.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • story by ...
    • 1974–1976
  • Cleavon Little, Joan Van Ark, Nancy Fox, Reva Rose, and James Whitmore in Temperatures Rising (1972)
    Temperatures Rising
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • The Girl with Something Extra (1973)
    The Girl with Something Extra
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Lucie Arnaz, and Gale Gordon in Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970–1973
  • Richard Deacon and Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)
    The Pruitts of Southampton
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1966–1967
  • Allan Lane, Alan Young, and Mister Ed in Mister Ed (1961)
    Mister Ed
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1961–1966
  • Bachelor Father (1957)
    Bachelor Father
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    4.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • December Bride (1954)
    December Bride
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • written by ...
    • 1954–1959
  • How to Marry a Millionaire (1957)
    How to Marry a Millionaire
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story by
    • teleplay by
    • 1958
  • Jim Backus and Joan Davis in I Married Joan (1952)
    I Married Joan
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1953
  • Life with Luigi (1952)
    Life with Luigi
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1952–1953

Script and Continuity Department

  • Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    All in the Family
    8.4
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1975–1976
  • Richard Deacon and Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)
    The Pruitts of Southampton
    7.3
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1966–1967

Producer

  • Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    All in the Family
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1976
  • The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 27, 1914
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 15, 1976
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    In 1962, he co-wrote the unsold pilot for a proposed TV comedy series called "The William Bendix Show" where Bendix played the owner of a small mountain lodge who couldn't stop himself from becoming involved with his guest problems.

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