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Larry Rhine (May 26, 1910 – October 27, 2000) was an American producer and screenwriter.

Larry Rhine
Born	(1910-05-26)May 26, 1910 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 27, 2000(2000-10-27) (aged 90)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Producer, screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Hazel Shermet ​ (m. 1950)​ [2]
Children	2

Early life

Rhine was born in San Francisco, California to Elias, a real estate broker and Ester, a homemaker. He had a sister, Loretta Rhine.[3] Rhine attended college in University of California, Berkeley, as he received his Bachelor degree, in 1931.[4]

Career

Rhine started his career, as working as a screenwriter and announcer on KGB radio, as he replaced Art Linkletter.[5] He would also write columns for the newspaper, The Californian.^{[citation needed]}

Later in his career, Rhine worked on radio programs, as he worked on several radio programs, including, The Life of Riley, Private Secretary and Duffy's Tavern,[6] among others.[7]

In 1960s-1970s, Rhine started his television career writing episodes for television programs including Mister Ed, The Red Skelton Hour, Bachelor Father, The Tom Ewell Show and The Bob Hope Show.[8][9] In 1963, he was nominated for an Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy.[10]

In 1970s-1980s, Rhine worked on All in the Family, as he worked on 35 episodes from (1975–79), with his partner, Mel Tolkin. In 1978, he was nominated for another Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, as he shared it with his partner, Mel Tolkin and screenwriter, Erik Tarloff.[11] He also won an Humanitas Prize for 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television.[12]

In 1980s-1987, Rhine worked with Mel Tolkin, as they both wrote an episode for Archie Bunker's Place and created the short-lived television series Joe's World, which starred Ramon Bieri.[13] He retired his career, in 1987.

Death

Rhine died in October 2000 of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 90.[14][15][16]

References

External links

• Larry Rhine at IMDb

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