- Born
- Died
- Birth nameIsidore Rovinsky
- Nickname
- Mickey
- Michael Ross was born on August 4, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Three's Company (1976), All in the Family (1971) and The Jeffersons (1975). He was married to Irene Saslaw. He died on May 26, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseIrene Saslaw(1950 - 2000) (her death)
- Bomber pilot in US Army Air Forces during World War II. Longtime partner of Bernie West.
- He graduated from City College of New York City in 1939.
- He established the Michael and Irene Ross Chair in Hebrew and Yiddish and the Michael and Irene Ross Program in Jewish Studies at the City University of New York in New York City.
- He made a $3-million bequest and 25% share of his rights to all his shows to the National Yiddish Book Center.
- Was at one point a stand-up comic, partnered with Bernard West. The two went on to become a writing/producing team on TV sitcoms, such as Three's Company (1976).
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