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 Lou Derman both produced and wrote episodes for "All In The Family". | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Born: | September 28, 1914 | |||
| Birthplace: | New York City, NY, U.S. | |||
| Died | February 22, 1976 (aged 61) | |||
| Deathplace: | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | |||
| Career/Family Information | ||||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Television writer / Producer | |||
| Also known for: |
producing/writing episodes for Good Times. Mister Ed, & The Phyllis Diller Show, among other TV shows | |||
| Family Information | ||||
| Series connection | ||||
| Series involved with: | All in the Family | |||
| Role with series: |
Writer/Story editor 17 episodes | |||
Louis "Lou" Derman (September 28, 1914 - February 22, 1976), born in New York, was a magician and TV script writer/producer.
Biography[]
Derman graduated from New York University. As a television comedy writer, he was co-creator and head writer of the Mr. Ed television series (6 years), head writer of December Bride (4 years), and writer and producer of All in the Family.
Also a fan of magic, Derman wrote a columns in Genii called "KNIGHTS AT THE MAGIC CASTLE" (from January 1967 to April 1968) and later in "The Linking Ring" called "Leger-Dermania", starting in 1968. It was full of comments on the Magic Castle and advice on performing, but written in a very light tone and full of gags.
You can find Lou mentioned 25 times in magician Dai Vernon's [1] monthly genii magazine monthly column "The Vernon Touch". Dai credits Lou with one of his best lines: "I am 76 years old and have been doing magic for over seventy years - I wasted the first six years." [2][3][4]
Death[]
He was at the height of his career as writer-producer of "All in the Family" when he died of a heart attack while driving to work. He was buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. [5]
Bibliography[]
- Add Comedy to Your Act - In addition to advice on performing, it included 50 comedy card tricks. Hawthorne Books, ASIN B00819HY8S 50 pages, 1972.
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 52, No. 9, September 1972, LOU DERMAN, page 52, Leger-Dermania, by Lou Derman, Hollywood, California, pp. 53-57
References[]
- ↑
Dai "The Professor" Vernon at Find a Grave Memorial
- ↑ Genii Magazine, Vol. 40, No. 3, March 1976, Lou Derman, page 182
- ↑ The Linking Ring, Vol. 56, No. 4, April 1976, Broken Wand, Lou Derman, page 97
- ↑ Lou Derman at Find a Grave Memorial
- ↑ Lou Derman at TV.com
