Sol Saks
American actor and screenwriter (1910–2011)
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Sol Saks (December 13, 1910 – April 16, 2011) was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom Bewitched.
- Actor
- screenwriter
- producer
Sol Saks | |
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| Born | December 13, 1910 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2011 (aged 100) Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1953–2005 |
Life and career
Saks was born in New York City[1] to Jewish parents.[citation needed] He attended Harrison High School in Chicago. He was a radio actor as a child.[2]
In 1938, Saks left a job at the Dunsmuir (California) News, and in 1939 he began working as a freelance writer, creating scripts for shows that included The First Nighter Program.[3] He later wrote for radio and TV series such as My Favorite Husband, Mr. Adams and Eve, and I Married Joan.[4]
Saks wrote the screenplay for Cary Grant's last film, the comedy Walk, Don't Run.[4] At the time of its release, Time said his dialogue on that film "bristles amiably from first to last."[5]
He wrote The Craft of Comedy Writing,[6] published by Writer's Digest Books.