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Rick Mittleman Biography

Birth Name:Richard B. Mittleman

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Script department, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Received the Writers Guild of America's Morgan Cox Award in 1997
  • Was a producer on the live show "You Asked for It," where viewers would write in with requests for things they'd like to see, in the 1950s
  • Best known as a television writer who worked on shows like "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Odd Couple," and "Gomer Pyle: USMC․"
  • Served on the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America for several years

Awards

  • 1963Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: nominated
  • 1967WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated
  • 1970WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated