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Ray Singer Biography (1916-1992)

Full name, Ray Eleazer Singer; born October 24, 1916, in New York, NY; died November 16, 1992; son of William Zachary (in sales) and Esther (Sadolsky) Singer; married Monia Abrahamson, October 13, 1940; children: Laurie Patricia Russ, John Harris.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 24, 1916

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; TELEVISION PRODUCER
• (With Dick Chevillat), It's a Great Life (series; also see below), NBC, 1954-56.
• (With Chevillat) War Correspondent (pilot; broadcast as "Return to Guam"on Geritol Adventure Showcase), CBS, 1959.
• (With Chevillat), The Jim Backus Show--Hot off the Wire (series), NBC, 1960.
• (With Chevillat) The McGonigle (series; also see below), NBC, 1961, CBS,1964.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• She Gets Her Man, Universal, 1945.
• Neptune's Daughter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1949.
• A Woman of Distinction, Columbia, 1950.
• (With Everett Freeman), The Maltese Bippy, MGM, 1969.
• Writings;TELEPLAYS
• It's a Great Life (series), NBC, 1954-56.
• The Ann Sothern Show (episodic), CBS, 1958-61.
• The McGonigle (episodic), NBC, 1961, CBS, 1964.
• The Danny Thomas TV Family Reunion (special), NBC, 1965.
• The Danny Thomas Special (special), NBC, 1967.
• Here's Lucy (episodic), CBS, 1968-71.
• Also writer for episodes of The Lucy Show, CBS; Gilligan's Island, CBS; Run, Buddy, Run, CBS; and Joe's World, NBC.
• Writings;RADIOPLAYS
• Wrote scripts for radio shows for Milton Berle, Fred Allen, Phil Baker, Kate Smith, and Henny Youngman, 1938-41; writer for Milton Berle Radio Show, 1941-42; Bing Crosby Show, 1942-43; Sealtest Village Store radio show, 1942-47; and Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, 1947-53.

Further Reference

BOOKS

• Contemporary Authors, Volume 105, Gale, 1982.