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Dan Wilcox(1941-2024)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Dan Wilcox was born on 17 April 1941 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for M*A*S*H (1972), FM (1989) and Newhart (1982). He was married to Leslie Easterbrook. He died on 14 February 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 17, 1941
DiedFebruary 14, 2024(82)
BornApril 17, 1941
DiedFebruary 14, 2024(82)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
M*A*S*H
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
FM (1989)
FM
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Newhart (1982)
Newhart
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Scott Bakula in Eisenhower & Lutz (1988)
Eisenhower & Lutz
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Fran Brill, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, and John Tartaglia in Play with Me Sesame (2002)
    Play with Me Sesame
    6.4
    TV Series
    • segment writer
    • 2002–2004
  • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
    Blue's Clues
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1998–2000
  • Ted Danson, Shawnee Smith, and Hattie Winston in Becker (1998)
    Becker
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2000
  • Bill Cosby in Cosby (1996)
    Cosby
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998–1999
  • Jeremiah Birkett, Matt Borlenghi, Heather Campbell, Rod Crawford, Joe Flaherty, Christine Gonzales, Tony Longo, P.J. Ochlan, Toby Proctor, and Michael Winslow in Police Academy: The Series (1997)
    Police Academy: The Series
    4.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1998
  • The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995)
    The Jeff Foxworthy Show
    5.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1997
  • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1997
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1996
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1994–1995
  • One West Waikiki (1994)
    One West Waikiki
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1994–1996
  • Tawny Kitaen, Frank Bonner, Gordon Jump, Marla Rubinoff, Richard Sanders, French Stewart, and Mykelti Williamson in The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
    The New WKRP in Cincinnati
    5.6
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1993
  • Joanna Kerns, Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Ashley Johnson, and Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)
    Growing Pains
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Shalom Sesame (1987)
    Shalom Sesame
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • FM (1989)
    FM
    6.7
    TV Series
    • creator
    • created by
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Run Till You Fall (1988)
    Run Till You Fall
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988

Producer

  • Joanna Kerns, Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Ashley Johnson, and Jeremy Miller in Growing Pains (1985)
    Growing Pains
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1991–1992
  • FM (1989)
    FM
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989–1990
  • Scott Bakula in Eisenhower & Lutz (1988)
    Eisenhower & Lutz
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Newhart (1982)
    Newhart
    7.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • 1984–1986
  • The Duck Factory (1984)
    The Duck Factory
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1981–1983

Script and Continuity Department

  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)
    M*A*S*H
    8.5
    TV Series
    • executive script consultant
    • 1980–1981

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Daniel Wilcox
  • Born
    • April 17, 1941
    • Manhattan, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 14, 2024
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Leslie Easterbrook? - February 14, 2024 (his death)

Did you know

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    Best known as co-producer and co-writer of M*A*S*H (1972) (with Thad Mumford) during seasons ten and eleven. He also co-wrote the series final episode.

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