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Elinor Karpf(1939-2013)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Elinor Karpf was born on 27 December 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Capitol (1982), Adam at Six A.M. (1970) and Captains and the Kings (1976). She died on 21 October 2013 in Moorpark, California, USA.
BornDecember 27, 1939
DiedOctober 21, 2013(73)
BornDecember 27, 1939
DiedOctober 21, 2013(73)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Capitol (1982)
Capitol
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
Adam at Six A.M.
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1970
Henry Fonda, Patty Duke, Charles Durning, Richard Jordan, Vic Morrow, and Barbara Parkins in Captains and the Kings (1976)
Captains and the Kings
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
David Carradine in Kung Fu (1972)
Kung Fu
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Capitol (1982)
    Capitol
    6.9
    TV Series
    • head writer
    • written by
    • creator ...
    • 1982–1987
  • Wordplay (1986)
    Wordplay
    5.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    6.7
    TV Series
    • head writer
    • Writer
    • 1984–1985
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1984–1985
  • The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)
    The Jayne Mansfield Story
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1980
  • Letters from Frank (1979)
    Letters from Frank
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1979
  • Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)
    Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Henry Fonda, Patty Duke, Charles Durning, Richard Jordan, Vic Morrow, and Barbara Parkins in Captains and the Kings (1976)
    Captains and the Kings
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1976
  • City of Angels (1976)
    City of Angels
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1976
  • Mr. Truman, Why Did You Drop the Second Bomb?
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • David Carradine in Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Jessica Walter in Amy Prentiss (1974)
    Amy Prentiss
    6.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • The Family Kovack (1974)
    The Family Kovack
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • A Cry in the Wilderness (1974)
    A Cry in the Wilderness
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • Love Story (1973)
    Love Story
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1973

Producer

  • Rolling Man (1972)
    Rolling Man
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Remembrance
  • Born
    • December 27, 1939
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 21, 2013
    • Moorpark, California, USA
  • Children
    • Paul Karpf

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