Jack Gross (screenwriter)
American screenwriter
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Jack Gross Jr. (February 4, 1929 – December 14, 2007) was an American film screenwriter and television situation comedy writer.
- American film screenwriter
- situation comedy writer
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| Born | February 4, 1929 |
| Died | December 14, 2007 (aged 78) |
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Biography
Gross was born in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] His father, Jack O. Gross, founded KFMB-TV, the first television station in San Diego in May 1949.[1] His brother Laurence Gross was an entertainment critic on KNSD TV.
He wrote the screenplays for Clay Pigeon and Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974).[2] On television, he wrote episodes of Gilligan's Island, Diff'rent Strokes and My Favorite Martian.[2][3]
He graduated Point Loma High School in 1947. He was a graduate of San Fernando Valley State College, now known as CSUN, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[4] Gross died of heart failure in La Jolla, California.[1][4] He is a member of the Point Loma High School Wall of Fame.[5]
His son is Josh E. Gross, publisher of Beverly Hills Weekly.
