Jack Hanrahan (January 16, 1933 – April 28, 2008) was an

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comedy writer.

Biography

Born January 16, 1933, in

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, he began writing cartoons for the ''

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''. After that, he moved on to

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and continued his writing career with work on ''

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''. Then, in 1968, he won an Emmy for his work on ''

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''. Following this, he moved on to ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Police Woman'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In the 1980s and '90s, he worked on a scattering of television shows and movies, including co-writing the ''

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'' episode "The Wheel Thing" and serving as one of four writers for the second season (1985–86) of the cartoon series ''

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'', as well as writing & co-writing shorts for the 1980 revival of ''

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''. Hanrahan teamed-up for a while with Eleanor Burian-Mohr and wrote for many animation shows. He also co-starred in the motion picture 'Up Your Alley' in 1988 for writer/director, Bob Logan. Hanrahan left

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for

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in northern California in 1992. After losing his wife in 2004, he was stricken with grief. He would still entertain at charity events and retirement homes but never found his way back to happiness. In 2006, he was evicted following a garage fire and all of his possessions, including his Emmy, were seized by his landlord. He began to wander the streets. Jack Riley, an old friend, tried to help Hanrahan, but was unsuccessful. After friends in Eureka bought him a bus ticket, he returned to his hometown of Cleveland, where he remained

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until his death. Hanrahan was featured on the front page of ''

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'' (

) on March 22, 2007, detailing his homelessness. He died on April 28, 2008.

Screenwriting credits

Television

* series head writer denoted in bold *''

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'' (1965) *''

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'' (1966) *''

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'' (1967) *''

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'' (1967) *''

'' (1967-1968) *'' Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In'' (1968) *''

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'' (1968-1970) *''

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'' (1969-1977) *''

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'' (1972) *''

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'' (1973) *'' Gibbsville'' (1976) *''

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'' (1978) *''

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'' (1978) *''

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'' (1980-1981) *''

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'' (1980) *'' Heathcliff'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981-1982) * '' Heathcliff'' (1984, 1986) *'' Yogi’s Treasure Hunt'' (1985) *''

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'' (1985) *''

'' (1985-1986) *'' Dennis the Menace'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) *''

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'' (1987) *'' Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater'' (1987) *'' Maxie’s World'' (1987) *''

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'' (1987) *''

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'' (1987) *''

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'' (1987) *''

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'' (1988) *''

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'' (1989) *''

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'' (1990) *''

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'' (1990) *''

'' (1991) *''

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'' (1991, 1993) *'' Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire'' (1992) *''

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'' (1993) *''

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'' (1993) *''

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'' (1995-1998): season 1 head writer

Film

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'' (1992)

References

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Former 'Laugh In' writer Hanrahan dies at 75
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