Jerry Mayer is an American
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
,
producer and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
. He developed the television series ''
The Facts of Life'' with
Howard Leeds
Howard Michael Leeds (June 27, 1919 – February 11, 2017) was a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and series creator. Among Leeds' most notable work, he served as a producer and writer for the ABC sitcom, ''The Brady Bunch'', and w ...
and
Ben Starr
Benjamin Starr (October 18, 1921 – January 19, 2014) was an American television producer, creator, writer and playwright.
Biography
Born in Manhattan, New York, to Jewish Russian immigrants, Starr grew up in Brooklyn and worked in his par ...
. Mayer is also the creator of the television series ''
Tabitha
Tabitha () is an English feminine given name, originating with (or made popular through) Saint Tabitha, mentioned in the New Testament.
In the Bible
Tabitha or Dorcas is a woman mentioned in the New Testament. The English name is derived from ...
''. He was nominated for a
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 ...
in the category
Outstanding Writing for Variety Special for his work on the television special ''
Mitzi...Roarin' in the 20's''.
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American dramatists and playwrights
American male screenwriters
American television writers
American male television writers
American television producers
20th-century American screenwriters
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