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Benedict Freedman(1919-2012)

  • Writer
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Benedict Freedman was born on 19 December 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for My Favorite Martian (1963), Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957) and The Mickey Rooney Show (1954). He was married to Nancy Freedman. He died on 24 February 2012 in Corte Madera, California, USA.
BornDecember 19, 1919
DiedFebruary 24, 2012(92)
BornDecember 19, 1919
DiedFebruary 24, 2012(92)
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Known for

My Favorite Martian (1963)
My Favorite Martian
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
George Khoury, William Marshall, Daria Massey, and Sabu in Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)
Sabu and the Magic Ring
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1957
The Mickey Rooney Show (1954)
The Mickey Rooney Show
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Elizabeth MacRae, and Joanie Sommers in Everything's Ducky (1961)
Everything's Ducky
4.4
  • Writer
  • 1961

Credits

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Writer

  • Project MATHEMATICS! (1988)
    Project MATHEMATICS!
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1988–2000
  • My Favorite Martian (1963)
    My Favorite Martian
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964–1965
  • Sheila James Kuehl, Kathleen Nolan, Lois Roberts, and Joan Staley in Broadside (1964)
    Broadside
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Margie (1961)
    Margie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1961–1962
  • Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Elizabeth MacRae, and Joanie Sommers in Everything's Ducky (1961)
    Everything's Ducky
    4.4
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Westinghouse Playhouse (1961)
    Westinghouse Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Ann Sothern in The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
    The Ann Sothern Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Benedict Freeman)
    • 1961
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
    The Danny Thomas Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    4.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1959
  • George Khoury, William Marshall, Daria Massey, and Sabu in Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)
    Sabu and the Magic Ring
    5.6
    • original screenplay
    • 1957
  • The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956)
    The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer (as Ben Freedman)
    • 1951–1956
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • The Charles Farrell Show (1956)
    The Charles Farrell Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ben Freedman
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 19, 1919
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 24, 2012
    • Corte Madera, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Nancy FreedmanJune 29, 1941 - August 10, 2010 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Mrs. Mike" (filmed as Mrs. Mike (1949))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of Rumanian-born David Freedman who was renowned as "Broadway's leading jokesmith" and the "czar of radio," a Broadway librettist and writer/producer of several radio shows, including the Eddie Cantor program; also grandson of Israel ("The Yankee") Freedman, drama critic and city editor of Yiddish newspapers in New York. Benedict's mother, Beatrice Goodman Freedman, was a Presbyterian missionary.
  • Nickname
    • Ben

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