Perry Grant (January 26, 1924 - December 12, 2004) was an American producer and screenwriter. He is the co-creator of the American sitcom television series Hello, Larry, which he created with his partner Dick Bensfield.
Perry Grant | |
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| Born | (1924-01-26)January 26, 1924 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2004(2004-12-12) (aged 80) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California |
| Occupation | Producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1952-1987 |
| Spouse(s) | Edie Grant |
| Children | 2 |
Grant was born in San Diego, California. He graduated from University of California, after working for A.O. Smith as the regional advertising manager. He also served in the Navy during World War II.[1]
Grant started his career in 1952, writing for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, where he met Dick Bensfield. With Bensfield, they both wrote for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, until its last season.[2] He also wrote the magazine The Claw, in 1952.
Later in his career, Grant and Bensfield both produced and wrote for numerous television programs, including, The Andy Griffith Show, The Odd Couple, I Dream of Jeannie, Good Times, Mayberry R.F.D., The Doris Day Show, Happy Days, One Day at a Time, The Partridge Family, The Jeffersons, 227 and The Lucy Show.
In 1979, Grant created the new NBC sitcom television series Hello, Larry as the co-creator, with his partner Perry Grant, which starred McLean Stevenson, Kim Richards and Joanna Gleason.[3][4] He retired from television in 1987.
Grant died in December 2004 of complications from alzheimer's disease, at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, at the age of 80.[5]