Edmund Beloin (April 1, 1910 – May 26, 1992) was an American writer of radio, film, and television.

Biography

Beloin was a medical student at

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when he changed career paths and became a writer in 1931. Bill Morrow and Beloin were signed to ''

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'' for the 1936–1937 season and remained for seven years. He created the character of Mr. Billingsley,

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's zany, oft-hungover boarder who frequently made ''non sequitur'' remarks. Beloin liked the character so much that he played the role. He left radio for films around June 1943. He had tried to join the

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, but was rejected on medical grounds. He worked with

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for much of his career. He wrote the films ''

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'', ''

G.I. Blues ''G.I. Blues'' is a 1960 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley and Juliet Prowse. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany before Pr ...

'', ''

Visit to a Small Planet ''Visit to a Small Planet'' is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was produced by ...

'', '' Don't Give Up the Ship'', '' Paris Holiday'', '' The Sad Sack'', '' My Favorite Spy'', '' The Great Lover'', ''

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'', and ''

Road to Rio ''Road to Rio'' is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on ...

''. Garson and he were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best written musical for ''G.I. Blues''. Beloin wrote for the television shows ''

My Three Sons ''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seasons. ''My Three Sons'' chroni ...

'', ''

Family Affair ''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempte ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Mayberry R.F.D''. Beloin and Garson wrote the Broadway play ''In Any Language'' which was performed in fall 1952. It received negative reviews and closed after 45 performances. The television adaptation on ''

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'', however, met warmer reception. It also aired as an episode of ''

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''. Beloin died of heart failure in Pompano Beach, Florida, on May 26, 1992. He was survived by a wife, Lynn, and a son, John.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Edmund Beloin
on

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