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- Don Ettlinger was born on January 16, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for The Great American Broadcast (1941), Life Begins in College (1937) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938). He was married to Katrina. He died on August 6, 2000 in Nyack, New York, USA.
- SpouseKatrina(? - August 6, 2000) (his death, 3 children)
- Father of Mark Ettlinger.
- Studied at Stanford University but was hired by 20th Century Fox as a screenwriter while still an undergraduate. Served in the Army Signals Corps during World War II, based in Astoria, Queens. Worked as a writer for radio shows after the war and later authored 'Ambassador', a musical adaptation for Broadway of 'The Ambassadors' by Henry James, featuring Howard Keel and Danielle Darrieux.
- Son of Delphine (Hershfield) and Victor Ettlinger. He was of Russian Jewish, German Jewish, and Austrian Jewish descent.
- Grandfather of Jack Ettlinger.
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