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Joyce Burditt (1938 – June 2, 2022), also known as Joyce Rebeta-Burditt, was an American writer and network executive known for creating the TV series Diagnosis: Murder,[1][2] which ran for almost 200 episodes and TV movies. She was also a longtime writer and producer on such TV series as Perry Mason, Matlock, and the Father Dowling Mysteries.[3] She wrote a best selling novel, The Cracker Factory, in 1977, about an alcoholic housewife, which is partly drawn from her own experience in and out of institutions.[4][5] It was made into an American TV movie of the same name.[6] This was followed by the sequel, The Cracker Factory 2: Welcome to Women's Group, in 2010. She wrote the humorous novel Triplets, in 1982, and the mystery novel Buck Naked, about a Los Angeles detective heroine, in 1998.[7]

Joyce Burditt
Born1938
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 2, 2022 (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationWriter and network executive
Notable worksDiagnosis: Murder, Perry Mason, Matlock, The Cracker Factory
Spouse
George Burditt
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(m. 1957)​
Children3, including Jack Burditt

Personal life


Burditt was born in 1938 to a middle class family. She married the writer George Burditt in 1957. She moved to California in 1969 to start her career.[8] On June 2, 2022, she died in Los Angeles.[9]


References


  1. Scott, Tony (1993-10-28). "Diagnosis Murder Miracle Cure". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. Wohl, Alexander (1998-02-08). "TELEVISION; One Senior Sleuth Slips Into the Slot Left by Another". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. Bock, Jerry (December 29, 1990). "Joyce Burditt spends days plotting murders". Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Newspapers.com. p. 45. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  4. Ballantyne, Sheila (April 17, 1977). "The Cracker Factory". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. "A typical suburban woman—almost". The Daily Herald from Arlington Heights, Illinois on Newspapers.com. May 21, 1977. p. 57. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  6. Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2000). Video Movie Guide 2001. Ballantine Books. pp. 228. ISBN 9780345420992.
  7. BIEDERMAN, PATRICIA WARD (1996-06-20). "Writer Finding Elusive Secret to Success". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  8. "Joyce Rebeta-Burditt Knows Why Housewives Become Alcoholics: She's Been Through the Ordeal". People.com. People. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. Rice, Lynette (June 14, 2022). "Joyce Rebeta-Burditt Dies; 'Diagnosis Murder' Creator was 83". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2022.




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