Albert Aley (April 25, 1919 - January 1, 1986) was an American

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. Aley began his career, as an actor on the radio series ''

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''. Later in his career, Aley worked on radio and wrote for two episodes for the television series ''

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''. He later was an producer, screenwriter and script editor for ''Tom Corbett, Space Cadet''. His other credits includes, '' Ironside'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Rawhide''. In 1971, Aley was nominated for an

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for Outstanding Series - Drama. He retired in 1981. Aley died in January 1986 at the Seattle Hospital in

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, at the age of 66.

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1919 births 1986 deaths Television producers from New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) American television writers American screenwriters American television producers American male screenwriters American male television writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-tv-writer-stub