Sol Saks
Sol Saks | |
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| Born | December 13, 1910 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2011 (aged 100) Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1953–2005 |
Sol Saks (December 13, 1910 – April 16, 2011) was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom Bewitched.
Life and career
[edit]Saks was born in New York City[1] to Jewish parents.[citation needed] He attended Harrison High School in Chicago. He was a radio actor as a child.[2]
In 1938, Saks left a job at the Dunsmuir (California) News, and in 1939 he began working as a freelance writer, creating scripts for shows that included The First Nighter Program.[3] He later wrote for radio and TV series such as My Favorite Husband, Mr. Adams and Eve, and I Married Joan.[4]
Saks wrote the screenplay for Cary Grant's last film, the comedy Walk, Don't Run.[4] At the time of its release, Time said his dialogue on that film "bristles amiably from first to last."[5]
He wrote The Craft of Comedy Writing,[6] published by Writer's Digest Books.
Death
[edit]Saks died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia on April 16, 2011,[4] at the age of 100, in Los Angeles, California.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Danson, Tom E. (February 1, 1954). "TV writers use adult approach to CBS comedy". Contra Costa Gazette. California, Martinez. p. 5. Retrieved February 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sol Saks". CPSalumni.org. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Charm Of Dunsmuir Beckons Enchantingly To Sol Saks". Dunsmuir News. December 8, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Bewitched creator Sol Saks dies aged 100 from BBC News
- ^ Cinema: Olympic Clowning from Time magazine
- ^ 1985, ISBN 0-89879-192-8
- ^ Bewitched creator dies at 100 from Australian Broadcasting Corporation
External links
[edit]- Extensive video interview with Saks from May 2009, from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Sol Saks at IMDb
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- 1910 births
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- American male radio actors
- Television producers from New York City
- American male screenwriters
- American comedy writers
- American television show creators
- Deaths from pneumonia in California
- Deaths from respiratory failure in the United States
- Screenwriters from New York City
- Male actors from Chicago
- American male child actors
- Jewish American male actors
- Bewitched
- Screenwriters from Illinois
- Television producers from Illinois
- American men centenarians
- 21st-century American Jews
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