Paul Wayne (born Paul Weinberg; 17 January 1932) is a Canadian writer. He wrote sketches of television variety shows, like ''

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' was an American comedy and variety show television series hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969. The series was a major success, especially considering it was sc ...

'' that he won an

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

for, and episodes of other television shows, like ''

Three's Company ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom '' Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single room ...

''. He also served as producer of only two short-lived sitcoms, ''

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'' and ''Excuse My French''.

Career

All together with his writing partner George Burditt and other writing crew, they earned

nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Series: ''

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' was an American variety show that starred American pop singers Sonny Bono and Cher, who were married to each other at the time. The show ran on CBS in the United States, and premiered in August 1971. The show was ...

'' in 1972 and 1974, and ''Van Dyke and Company'' in 1977, a variety show starring Dick Van Dyke. Wayne and Burditt co-wrote mainly the first three seasons (1977–79) of the television series ''

'', Both together co-wrote one episode of ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series '' Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...

'', "Archie Eats and Runs" (1974), and another episode of '' Sanford and Son'' (alongside Aaron Ruben), "The Way to Lamont's Heart" (1974). Individually or with other writers, Wayne wrote episodes of ''

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'', ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...

'', ''

The Flying Nun ''The Flying Nun'' is an American sitcom about a community of nuns which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the 1965 book '' The Fifteenth Pelican,'' written by Tere ...

'', ''

That Girl ''That Girl'' is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from September 8, 1966 to March 19, 1971. It starred Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring (but only sporadically employed) actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster ...

'', ''

Welcome Back, Kotter ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a high-school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial education class called the "Sweathogs." Recorded in front of a live studio audience, the series ...

'', and ''

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''. He wrote "From Paradise Direct", a 1964 episode of the Canadian teleplay series '' Playdate'' about an angel mistaking a man as the leprechaun. He and Joseph Hoffmann wrote the 1967 film ''

The King's Pirate ''The King's Pirate'' is a 1967 American pirate film directed by Don Weis and starring Doug McClure, Jill St. John and Guy Stockwell. It is a remake of the 1952 film ''Against All Flags''. Plot A British naval officer volunteers for a dangerous ...

'', based on the 1952 film ''

Against All Flags ''Against All Flags'' is a 1952 American pirate film directed by George Sherman and Douglas Sirk and starring Errol Flynn as Brian Hawke, Maureen O'Hara as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens and Anthony Quinn as Roc Brasiliano. The film's plot is set in ...

'', written by Hoffman and

Aeneas MacKenzie Aeneas MacKenzie, or Æneas MacKenzie (August 15, 1889 in Stornoway, Scotland – June 2, 1962 in Los Angeles), was a Scottish-American screenwriter. MacKenzie wrote many notable Hollywood films, including: ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth a ...

. In 1969, he was awarded an Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Variety for ''

''. He created and produced the Canadian English-French sitcom ''Excuse My French'' (1974–76). He served as a producer of ''

'' (1975–76).

Awards and nominations

* 21st Primetime Emmy Awards, 1969 — Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety, ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' (Winner) * 24th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1972 — Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music, ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (Nominated) * 26th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1974 — Best Writing in Variety or Music, ''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' (Nominated) * 29th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1977 — Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series, ''Van Dyke and Company'' (Nominated)

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Paul 1932 births Living people Writers from Toronto Canadian male screenwriters Primetime Emmy Award winners 20th-century Canadian screenwriters 20th-century Canadian male writers