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Norman Lessing(1911-2001)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Norman Lessing was born on 24 June 1911 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), The Fugitive (1963) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). He died on 22 October 2001 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJune 24, 1911
DiedOctober 22, 2001(90)
BornJune 24, 1911
DiedOctober 22, 2001(90)
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Known for

Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
The Fugitive
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Hawaii Five-O
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Littlest Hobo (1979)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • executive story consultant
    • 1979–1980
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)
    Greatest Heroes of the Bible
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written for television by
    • 1979
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Helen Shaver, Donann Cavin, Michael J. Reynolds, and Michael Tough in Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team (1977)
    Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • written by
    • 1977–1978
  • Eight Is Enough (1977)
    Eight Is Enough
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1976–1977
  • Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)
    Petrocelli
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • story editor
    • 1976
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • story ...
    • 1973–1975
  • Carl Franklin and Stacy Keach in Caribe (1975)
    Caribe
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1973
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by (segment "Love and the Family Hour")
    • 1969–1973
  • Harry Morgan and Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
    Dragnet 1967
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Ron Ely in Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967

Additional Crew

  • The Littlest Hobo (1979)
    The Littlest Hobo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1979–1980
  • Susan Howard, Barry Newman, and Albert Salmi in Petrocelli (1974)
    Petrocelli
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1975–1976
  • The Chevy Mystery Show (1960)
    The Chevy Mystery Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive supervisor
    • 1960
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1958

Producer

  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Norm Lessing
  • Born
    • June 24, 1911
    • Buffalo, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 22, 2001
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(congestive heart failure and complications from Parkinson's disease)

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