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Paul West(1911-1998)

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Paul West was born on 27 August 1911 in David City, Nebraska, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Father Knows Best (1954), The Donna Reed Show (1958) and Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965). He was married to Phyllis Marie Loudon. He died on 15 June 1998 in San Anselmo, California, USA.
BornAugust 27, 1911
DiedJune 15, 1998(86)
BornAugust 27, 1911
DiedJune 15, 1998(86)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Father Knows Best (1954)
Father Knows Best
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
The Donna Reed Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
The Waltons
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978)
    Grandpa Goes to Washington
    6.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1978–1979
  • The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • 1978
  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • story editor ...
    • 1975–1978
  • Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, and Jane Wyatt in Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977)
    Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Lauren Chapin in The Father Knows Best Reunion (1977)
    The Father Knows Best Reunion
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1977
  • The Little People (1972)
    The Little People
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Yogi's Gang (1973)
    Yogi's Gang
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1973
  • Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North, and Frank Welker in The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
    The New Scooby-Doo Movies
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1972
  • Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space (1972)
    Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story (1972)
    • 1972
  • "The Smith Family" Janet Blair, Henry Fonda, Darleen Carr, Ron Howard, Michael-James Wixted
    The Smith Family
    6.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971–1972
  • Primus (1971)
    Primus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1971–1972
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • William Demarest, Don Grady, Barry Livingston, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960–1971
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970
  • Nanny and the Professor (1970)
    Nanny and the Professor
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970

Producer

  • John Clarke and Judy Lang in Meet Me in St. Louis (1966)
    Meet Me in St. Louis
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1966
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1961–1963

Additional Crew

  • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1975–1978
  • The Little People (1972)
    The Little People
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant consultant
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 27, 1911
    • David City, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 1998
    • San Anselmo, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Phyllis Marie Loudon? - June 1981 (her death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Richard Alden Hersey
  • Parents
      Isabel Cleveland
  • Relatives
    • Margaret Virginia Hersey(Sibling)
  • Other works
    In 1965, he co-wrote the teleplay for an unsold pilot for a proposed NBC comedy series called "The Barbara Rush Show" about a mother who works as a stenographer to help pay her husband's tuition for medical school.

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