Cy Howard

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AKA: Seymour Horowitz
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/27/1915
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Death Date: 04/29/1993

biography

Radio comedy writer who initially penned schtick for Milton Berle, Danny Thomas and Bert Lahr until his breakthrough, the creation of the radio series "My Friend Irma" (1947). In 1949, Howard scripted the film version of "My Friend Irma", featuring the film debut of the celebrated comedy team, (Dean) Martin and (Jerry) Lewis. He went on to write the sequel, "My Friend Irma Goes West" (1950), and the comic duo's fourth feature, "That's My Boy" (1951), which he also associate produced. In 1952, "My Friend Irma" became a TV series, running on CBS for two seasons. Howard joined Desilu Studios in Continued

milestones

Year
Milestone
1943 
Broadway debut, "Storm Operation"
1947 
Created and wrote the popular radio series, "My Friend Irma"
1949 
Feature screenwriting debut, "My Friend Irma"; film debut of the comedy team of Martin and Lewis
1952 
TV producing debut, "My Friend Irma" and "Life with Luigi"
1959 
Became an executive producer at Desilu TV studios
Continued

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