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AKA: Jim Brooks
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/09/1940
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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The multi-talented James L Brooks has proven to be a force in television and films since the late 1960s. The Brooklyn-born, New Jersey-raised triple threat (writer-producer-director) moved to L.A. in the mid-60s and landed work on documentaries produced by David L Wolper. Brooks began to contribute scripts to the detective drama "My Friend Tony" (NBC, 1969) before he struck paydirt creating the groundbreaking half-hour comedy-drama "Room 222" (ABC, 1969-74) and the now classic sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS, 1970-77). In collaboration, Brooks either co-executive produced and/or Continued

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milestones

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1964 
Began his television career as a writer for CBS News
1966 
Moved to Los Angeles and worked for David L Wolper Productions
1969 
Wrote scripts for the sitcom "My Friend Tony" (NBC)
1969 
Credited as executive story editor of TV series "Room 222" (ABC)
1970 
Co-created and executive produced (with Allan Burns) "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS); also wrote several episodes
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