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George Yanok(1938-2022)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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George Yanok was born on 29 November 1938 in Bristol, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Welcome Back, Kotter (1975), Lily (1973) and The Lily Tomlin Special (1975). He was married to Laura. He died on 29 April 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornNovember 29, 1938
DiedApril 29, 2022(83)
BornNovember 29, 1938
DiedApril 29, 2022(83)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
Welcome Back, Kotter
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Lily Tomlin in Lily (1973)
Lily
7.4
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 1973
The Lily Tomlin Special
8.2
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 1975
Tabitha (1976)
Tabitha
5.7
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)
    Out of This World
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive supervising producer
    • 1990–1991
  • What a Country (1986)
    What a Country
    6.2
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1987
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1984–1987
  • Norman Fell, Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid, Jean Smart, Joel Brooks, Teresa Ganzel, and Steve Ryan in Teachers Only (1982)
    Teachers Only
    5.6
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1982
  • Stockard Channing in The Stockard Channing Show (1980)
    The Stockard Channing Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Flatbush (1979)
    Flatbush
    4.9
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1979
  • The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Go West, Young Girl (1978)
    Go West, Young Girl
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Tabitha (1976)
    Tabitha
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977–1978
  • Bonnie Ebsen, David Huddleston, and Edie McClurg in The Kallikaks (1977)
    The Kallikaks
    5.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • produced by
    • 1976–1977
  • ABC Saturday Comedy Special
    5.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Happy Days
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970

Writer

  • Time Trax (1993)
    Time Trax
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Joe Alaskey, Maureen Flannigan, Doug McClure, and Donna Pescow in Out of This World (1987)
    Out of This World
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990–1991
  • Access America (1990)
    Access America
    7.7
    TV Series
    • episode "Lilly Tomlin Special, The"
    • 1990
  • Miss Teen USA 1989
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Miss Universe Pageant
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Miss USA Pageant
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1989
  • What a Country (1986)
    What a Country
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1984–1986
  • A Time to Triumph (1986)
    A Time to Triumph
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1986
  • North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
    North Beach and Rawhide
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Stormin' Home (1985)
    Stormin' Home
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • 1st & Ten (1984)
    1st & Ten
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Norman Fell, Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid, Jean Smart, Joel Brooks, Teresa Ganzel, and Steve Ryan in Teachers Only (1982)
    Teachers Only
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1982
  • Stockard Channing in The Stockard Channing Show (1980)
    The Stockard Channing Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978

Script and Continuity Department

  • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
    Welcome Back, Kotter
    7.1
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1975–1976

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 29, 1938
    • Bristol, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • April 29, 2022
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Laura2002 - April 29, 2022 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    Taught television writing at Watkins College of Art in Nashville.

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