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Jack Elinson (April 21, 1922 – November 17, 2011) was an American producer and screenwriter.

Jack Elinson
Born	(1922-04-21)April 21, 1922 New York, U.S.
Died	November 17, 2011(2011-11-17) (aged 89) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Producer, screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Katie Elinson Estelle Elinson
Children	4
Family	Irving Elinson (brother)

Life and career

Elinson was born and raised in New York. He served in the army during World War II.[1]

Elison started his career, as going with his brother, Irving to the show business.[2] He started as writing jokes for Walter Winchell's newspaper column, at the age of 16.[3]

Later in his career, Elinson wrote for radio programs.[4] He wrote for television programs in the 50s, as writing and producing episodes for The Danny Thomas Show, with his brother.[5] Elinson credits includes producing and writing for, The Real McCoys, The Johnny Carson Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour, Hey, Jeannie!, and One Day At A Time.[6]

In the 60s-70s, Elinson wrote for The Andy Griffith Show,[7] Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Hogan's Heroes, The Doris Day Show and The Danny Thomas Show. In 1961, he was nominated for an Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, which he shared with screenwriter, Charles Stewart.[8]

In 1985, Elinson became the developer for the new NBC sitcom television series 227.[9] He retired his career in 1990, as lastly writing and developing for the television series New Attitude, with Ralph R. Farquhar, Maiya Williams and Tom Straw.

Death

Elinson died in November 2011 of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 89.[10][11][12][13][14]

References

External links

• Jack Elinson at IMDb

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