Jerry Belson
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Jerry Belson (born in El Centro, California on July 8, 1938) [1] was a writer, director, and producer of Hollywood films for over forty years.
Some of Belson's writing credits include the Steven Spielberg films Always[2] and Close Encounters of the Third Kind[3], several episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show[4] and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., [5], and I Spy[6]
Additionally, Belson helped produce The Drew Carey Show,[7] The Norm Show[8], and The Tracey Ullman Show[9]
Jerry Belson passed away [10] in Los Angeles, California on October 10, 2006 after a long battle with prostate cancer. He is survived by his wife Jo Ann and three children.
[edit] References
- ^ Jerry Belson at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Always at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Close Encounters of the Third Kind at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Dick Van Dyke Show at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ I Spy at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Drew Carey Show at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Norm Show at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Tracey Ullman Show at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Obituary: Emmy Winner Jerry Belson, 68; Writer for Television Comedies
