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Robert Van Scoyk Biography (1928-2002)

Born January 13, 1928, in Dayton, OH. Addresses: Agent--Sylvia Hirschand Lew Weitzman, Preferred Artists, 16633 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1421, Encino,CA 91436.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 13, 1928

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Death Details

August 23, 2002

Los Angeles, California

Famous Works

• Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER; SERIES
• Flying High (also see below), CBS, 1978-79.
• Executive producer, Young Maverick (also see below), CBS, 1979.
• Murder, She Wrote (also see below), CBS, 1984-90.
• Also produced the series Rafferty, 1977.
• Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER; PILOTS
• Hernandez (also see below), NBC, 1972.
• Young Maverick, CBS, 1979.
• Three Eyes, NBC, 1982.
• Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER; MOVIES
• "The Apple Dumpling Gang," Movie of the Week (also known as Gun Shy), CBS, 1981.
• Writings;TELEVISION EPISODES
• Hernandez (pilot), NBC, 1972.
• Flying High, CBS, 1979.
• "Murder Under Glass," Columbo, NBC, 1979.
• Love, Sidney, CBS, 1981.
• Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1981.
• Gavilan, NBC, 1982.
• Mama Malone, CBS, 1982.
• Gun Shy, CBS, 1982.
• Three Eyes (pilot), NBC, 1982.
• Baby Makes Five, ABC, 1983.
• Trauma Center, ABC, 1984.
• Partners in Crime, NBC, 1984.
• Glitter, ABC, 1984.
• Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984-90.
• "No Time to Die," Columbo, ABC, 1992.
• Writer for Banacek, 1972; All's Fair, 1976; Rafferty, 1977; and the special Houston P.D., 1973.
• Writings;OTHER TELEVISION WRITING
• Author of the movie The Priest Killer, 1971.
• Writings;OTHER
• Work represented in anthologies, including Best Short Stories of 1958. Contributor to periodicals, including Ellery Queen's mystery magazine and Humanist.