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American director, producer and screenwriter
Cy Howard (September 27, 1915 - April 29, 1993) was an American
director ,
producer and
screenwriter . Howard created
My Friend Irma a top-rated, long-running radio situation comedy and media franchise.
[1] He won a
Primetime Emmy Award in the category
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for the television program
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour .
[4]
Early life and education
Howard was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended
Washington High School .
[5]
Career
Howrd worked at CBS for nine years, leaving in 1953 after he was unable to reach a contract agreement with that network. CBS had agreed to pay him more than $1 million "over a term of years", but it demanded exclusive rights to his work.
[6]
Death
Howard died in April 1993 of
heart failure at the
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in
Los Angeles, California , at the age of 77.
[1]
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References
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a
b
c
d Collins, Glenn (April 30, 1993).
"Cy Howard, Writer and Producer Of 'My Friend Irma,' Dies at 77" .
The New York Times . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
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"Obituaries : Cy Howard, Scriptwriter for 'My Friend Irma' " .
Los Angeles Times . May 4, 1993. Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ Vosburgh, Dick (October 23, 2011).
"Obituary: Cy Howard" .
The Independent . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^
"Cy Howard" .
Television Academy . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^
"1971 Press Photo Writer Cy Howard former University of Wisconsin student" , Historic Images website. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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"Howard, CBS Calling Quits" . Variety . April 1, 1953. p. 57. Retrieved April 7, 2024 .
^ Galloway, Doug (April 30, 1993).
"Cy Howard" .
Variety . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
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