George Balzer (September 1, 1915 - September 28, 2006) was an American

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and

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Biography

Balzer was born to a

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familyThe Independent: "George Balzer - Veteran comedy writer"
4 November 2006 in

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, and spent most of his career writing for

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. He died, aged 91, in

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References

* Young, Jordan R. (1999) ''The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio & TV's Golden Age.'' Beverly Hills: Past Times Publishing

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* * 1915 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American male writers American comedy writers American male screenwriters American radio writers American Roman Catholics American television writers American television producers Emmy Award winners American male television writers Writers from Erie, Pennsylvania 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub