Carroll Byron Moore Jr (May 4, 1913 – February 5, 1977) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known for his work on '' The Danny Kaye Show'', ''

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'', and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (which inspired a

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of the same name).

Career

Moore was born in

Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81, ...

and served in the

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during

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. Moore began his career in radio, while television was just beginning to gain prominence. His plays were included in radio programs including ''Carrington Playhouse'' (circa 1946), which produced original plays by new writers, and ''Guest Star'' (1947), as well as '' The Henry Morgan Show'' (1948). Later in his career, Moore frequently collaborated with Norman Barasch, writing both plays and television together. With Barasch, he was heavily involved with the game show '' Two for the Money'' since its inception, making up what executive producer Ira Skutch called "the backbone of the program's comedy structure" by choosing contestants to interview and scripting their questions and jokes. Moore was nominated for three

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

s: Outstanding Writing in Variety in 1966 (''The Danny Kaye Show''), Outstanding Writing in Variety in 1971 ('' The Kraft Music Hall''), and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 1974 (''Rhoda''). He wrote at least two Broadway plays ''Make a Million'' and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (which inspired a

of the same name). Moore died at

Cedars-Sinai Hospital Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit, tertiary, 886-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2 ...

in Los Angeles on February 5, 1977.

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