Philip Rapp (March 26, 1907 – January 23, 1996) was a film and television director and screenwriter. He wrote for Eddie Cantor and, for a brief period, wrote film scripts for Danny Kaye. Rapp is perhaps best known as the creator of Baby Snooks and The Bickersons.[1] He died on January 23, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Rapp was a writer, director, and producer, and he directed a popular long-running radio series called The Batting Bickersons. He also introduced the Baby Snooks character for Fanny Brice of the Ziegfeld Follies.

Topper (1953) is also directed by Rapp.

Selected filmography

Director

• Star Time (1950–1951)
• Topper (1 episode, 1954)
• The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (8 episodes, 1956–1959)

Producer

• The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (9 episodes, 1956–1959)

Writer

• Strike Me Pink (1936)
• Start Cheering (1938)
• Wonder Man (1945)
• Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
• The Inspector General (1949)
• Topper (19 episodes, 1954–1955)
• The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (8 episodes, 1956–1959)
• Wild and Wonderful (1964)
• My Favorite Martian (1 episode, 1965)

References

External links

• Philip Rapp at IMDb
• Philip Rapp discography at Discogs

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