Bob Weiskopf

Bob Weiskopf
Born	Robert Weiskopf (1914-03-13)March 13, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	February 20, 2001(2001-02-20) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Television writer, producer
Years active	1942–86
Spouse(s)	Eileen Ito (1940–2001; his death)
Children	2 sons

Bob Weiskopf (March 13, 1914 – February 20, 2001) was an American screenwriter and producer for television.^[1] He has credits for I Love Lucy which he and his writing partner Bob Schiller joined in the fifth season. They also wrote for The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Maude, All in the Family (for which he won a 1978 Emmy for co-writing the episode "Cousin Liz"), Archie Bunker's Place, The Red Skelton Show, the short-lived Pete and Gladys, and Sanford (the spin-off of Sanford and Son).

His son Kim Weiskopf was also a television writer.

References

↑ Emmys.com

External links

Bob Weiskopf at the Internet Movie Database
Bob Weiskopf interview video at the Archive of American Television

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (1970–1979)

No award (1970) James L. Brooks & Allan Burns for "Support Your Local Mother" (1971) Burt Styler for "Edith's Problem" (1972) Lee Kalcheim & Michael Ross & Bernie West for "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (1973) Treva Silverman for "The Lou and Edie Story" (1974) Stan Daniels & Ed. Weinberger for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" (1975) David Lloyd for "Chuckles Bites the Dust" (1976) James L. Brooks & Allan Burns & Stan Daniels & Bob Ellison & David Lloyd & Ed. Weinberger for "The Last Show" (1977) Harve Brosten & Barry Harman & Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf for "Cousin Liz" (1978) No award (1979)

Complete list (1955–1959) (1960–1969) (1970–1979) (1980–1989) (1990–1999) (2000–2009) (2010–present)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1970–79)

1970–1973

Gary Belkin, Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan, Herb Sargent and Judith Viorst (1970)
Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson / Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell (1971)
Art Baer, Roger Beatty, Stan Burns, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Ben Joelson, Woody Kling, Mike Marmer, Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel / Anne Howard Bailey (1972)
Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses / Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor (1973)

1974–1978

Specials	Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren and George Yanok (1974) John Bradford, Cy Coleman and Bob Wells (1975) Ann Elder, Christopher Guest, Lorne Michaels, Earl Pomerantz, Jim Rusk, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren and George Yanok (1976) Buz Kohan and Ted Strauss (1977) Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Charles Grodin, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, Lily Tomlin and Alan Zweibel (1978)

Series	Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Harman, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1974) Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1975) Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1976) Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1977) Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, Tim Conway, Rick Hawkins, Robert Illes, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond, Liz Sage, Larry Siegel, Franelle Silver, Ed Simmons and James Stein (1978)

1979

Alan Alda (1979)

Complete list
(1957–1969)
(1970–1979)
(1980–1989)
(1990–1999)
(2000–2009)
(2010–2019)

The Carol Burnett Show

Cast members	Carol Burnett Harvey Korman (1967-1977) Lyle Waggoner (1967-1974) Vicki Lawrence Tim Conway (1974-1978) Dick Van Dyke (1977)

Writers	Dick Clair Tim Conway Rudy De Luca Hal Goldman Stan Hart Robert Illes Arthur Julian Woody Kling Arnie Kogen Buz Kohan Barry Levinson Jenna McMahon Gail Parent Tom Patchett Pat Proft Bill Richmond Bob Schiller Larry Siegel James R. Stein Burt Styler Jay Tarses Bob Weiskopf

Producer	Joe Hamilton

Director	Dave Powers

Notable sketches	"As the Stomach Turns" "The Family" "Went with the Wind!"

Characters	Thelma Harper Eunice Harper Higgins Ed Higgins Ellen Harper

Films and TV shows based on sketches	Carol Burnett & Company (1979) Eunice (1982) Mama's Family (1982-1984; 1986-1990)

Regular guest stars	Ken Berry Eydie Gormé Steve Lawrence Jim Nabors Bernadette Peters

Other related persons	Ernie Anderson (announcer) Bob Mackie (costumes) Peter Matz (musical director)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 61322845

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, May 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.