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Arnold Peyser(1921-2001)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Arnold Peyser was born on 23 April 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for My Favorite Martian (1963), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Trouble with Girls (1969). He was married to Lois Peyser. He died on 1 July 2001 in Brentwood, California, USA.
BornApril 23, 1921
DiedJuly 1, 2001(80)
BornApril 23, 1921
DiedJuly 1, 2001(80)
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Known for

My Favorite Martian (1963)
My Favorite Martian
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Elvis Presley in The Trouble with Girls (1969)
The Trouble with Girls
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1969
Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
Love, American Style
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer(segment "Love and the Medium")

Credits

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Writer

  • The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981)
    The Violation of Sarah McDavid
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1981
  • You Gotta Start Somewhere
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Alex Rocco in Three for the Road (1975)
    Three for the Road
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)
    Room 222
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Hal Holbrook in Suddenly Single (1971)
    Suddenly Single
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • Writer (segment "Love and the Medium", segment "Love and the Phonies")
    • 1969–1971
  • The Young Lawyers (1969)
    The Young Lawyers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1970
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969
  • Elvis Presley in The Trouble with Girls (1969)
    The Trouble with Girls
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • My Brother the Angel (1965)
    My Brother the Angel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1966
  • Mister Roberts (1965)
    Mister Roberts
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1965
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • 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
    • teleplay & story
    • 1960–1964
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1964

Producer

  • The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981)
    The Violation of Sarah McDavid
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • The Maggi McNellis Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Judge for Yourself (1953)
    Judge for Yourself
    6.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1953
  • Wonderful Town, U.S.A.
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1951

Additional Crew

  • Ramon Bieri, K Callan, Melissa Francis, Christopher Knight, Michael Sharrett, Melissa Sherman, and Ari Zeltzer in Joe's World (1979)
    Joe's World
    5.9
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 23, 1921
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 1, 2001
    • Brentwood, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Lois Peyser1945 - February 18, 1994 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (novel) "The Squirrelcage". New York: Pocket Books, 1986. ISBN 0671611550

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    Children: sons Tom and Tony.

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