Larry Tucker (screenwriter)
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Larry Tucker | |
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| Born | June 23, 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2001 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Larry Tucker (June 23, 1934 – April 1, 2001) was an American film and television writer, producer, and occasional actor. He wrote the comedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) with Paul Mazursky, for which they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[1]
Tucker was from Philadelphia and began his career with humourist Mort Sahl at San Francisco's Hungry i club. After The Hungry I, Tucker became a television writer, working on The Danny Kaye Show.[1] Tucker acted in the films Blast of Silence (1961), Advise and Consent (1962), Shock Corridor (1963) and Angels Hard as They Come (1971).[2]
Tucker and Mazursky were also responsible for the development and production of The Monkees eponymous television series and the 1968 romantic comedy I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, which starred Peter Sellers.[1] In the early 1980s Tucker was executive producer and one of the writers of the sitcom Jennifer Slept Here (1983), Mr. Merlin (1981–82), Teachers Only (1982–83) and Stir Crazy (1985).[1][2]
Tucker died of complications from multiple sclerosis and cancer in 2001.[1]
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Blast of Silence | Big Ralph | |
| 1962 | Advise and Consent | Manuel | |
| 1963 | Shock Corridor | Pagliacci | |
| 1968 | I Love You, Alice B. Toklas | Hitch-hiker | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Bearded Man Walking in Front of Hotel | Uncredited |
| 1971 | Angels Hard as They Come | Lucifer | (final film role) |
