Treva Silverman (born May 20, 1936) is an American screenwriter.

Career

Silverman is best known for her work on the 1970s sitcom ''

The Mary Tyler Moore Show ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. Mo ...

''. In the 1960s and 1970s, Silverman also wrote scripts for ''

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 Brewste ...

'', ''

The Monkees The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was con ...

'', ''

He & She ''He & She'' is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network as part of its 1967–1968 lineup, originally sponsored by General Foods and Lever Brothers. ''He & She'' is widely considered by broadcast historians to have been ah ...

'', ''

Room 222 ''Room 222'' is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television that aired on ABC for 112 episodes, from September 17, 1969 until January 11, 1974. The show was broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 8:30 ( EST) fo ...

'' and ''

The Bill Cosby Show ''The Bill Cosby Show'' is an American sitcom television series, that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill ...

''.

Awards

* 1974: Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for ''The Mary Tyler Moore'', "The Lou and Edie Story" * 1974: Emmy Awards, Writer of the Year - Series for ''The Mary Tyler Moore'', "The Lou and Edie Story"

Filmography

* 1964: ''

The Entertainers ''The Entertainers'' is a one-hour American variety show which aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 through March 27, 1965. Produced by Joe Hamilton, the series featured three hosts: Hamilton's then-wife Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, and Cater ...

'' (TV series) – writer * 1967: ''

NBC Experiment in Television ''NBC Experiment in Television'' is an American experimental television show broadcast on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The format of the show was an anthology series and it usually aired on Sunday afternoons. Many of the episodes were either dramatic pi ...

'' (TV series) – writer (episode: "We Interrupt This Season") * 1967: ''

'' (TV series) – writer * 1967: ''

Captain Nice ''Captain Nice'' is an American comedy TV series that ran from 9 January 1967 to 28 August 1967, Monday nights at 8:30 pm EST on NBC, opposite ABC's ''The Rat Patrol'' and CBS's '' The Lucy Show''. The show was an unsuccessful attempt to cash ...

'' (TV series) – writer * 1966-1967: ''

'' (TV series) – writer * 1967: ''

Accidental Family ''Accidental Family'' is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC during the first part of the 1967-68 U.S. television season. The show ran for sixteen episodes, from September 15, 1967, to January 5, 1968. The show aired on Fridays at 9:30pm, sandwi ...

'' (TV series) – writer (episode: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Playground") * 1968: ''

'' (TV series) – writer (episode: "A Rock by Any Other Name") * 1968: ''

The Dean Martin Show ''The Dean Martin Show'', not to be confused with the ''Dean Martin Variety Show'' (1959–1960), is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by Dean Martin. The theme song to the ...

'' (TV series) – writer * 1969: ''

'' (TV series) – writer * 1970: ''

Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp ''Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp'' is an American action/adventure comedy series that originally aired Saturday mornings on ABC from September 12, 1970 to January 2, 1971 and rebroadcast the following season. The live-action film series featured a ...

'' (TV series) – writer * 1970: ''The Many Moods of Perry Como'' (TV series) – writer * 1971: ''

'' (TV series) – writer * 1972: ''Oh, Nurse'' (TV movie) – writer * 1970-1974: '' The Mary Tyler Moore Show '' (TV series) – writer, executive story consultant * 1977: ''Vanities'' (TV movie) – writer * 1984: ''

Romancing the Stone ''Romancing the Stone'' is a 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas and produced by Michael Douglas, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The f ...

'' – writer * 1990: ''

The Fanelli Boys ''The Fanelli Boys'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 8, 1990 to February 16, 1991, as part of its 1990–91 prime time schedule. The series was created by the team of Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan, Kathy Spee ...

'' (TV series) – producer, writer * 1994: ''De Sylvia Millecam Show'' (TV series) – writer

References

External links

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Meet Treva Silverman

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