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American producer and screenwriter

Ben Joelson
Born	Benjamin Aaron Joelson (1925-11-01)November 1, 1925 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	August 24, 1996(1996-08-24) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Producer, screenwriter
Spouse	Rhoda Joelson
Children	2

Benjamin Aaron Joelson (November 1, 1925 - August 24, 1996) was an American producer and screenwriter. He is known for producing and writing for the American romantic comedy drama The Love Boat, with his partner, Art Baer.

Joelson has also worked as a writer/producer on other television programs, as his credits includes, Wings, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Andy Griffith Show (and its spin-off Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.), Hogan's Heroes, The Carol Burnett Show, The Jeffersons, The Partridge Family, Good Times, The Odd Couple, Get Smart and Happy Days. In 1972, he won an Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music.

Joelson died in August 1996 from complications of a lung disease at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70.

References

^ "Ben Joelson, TV Writer and Producer, 70". The New York Times. August 27, 1996. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
Leszczak, Bob (7 February 2021). There Once Was a Show from Nantucket: A Complete Guide to the TV Sitcom Wings. BearManor Media. p. 338 – via Google Books.
^ Leszczak, Bob (August 6, 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. pp. 152–153. ISBN 978-0786477906 – via Google Books.
Royce, Brenda (December 10, 2013). Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 54. ISBN 978-1466859579 – via Google Books.
"Ben Joelson". Television Academy. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
"Ben Joelson; Emmy-winning TV Writer and Producer". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1996. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
"DEATHS". The Washington Post. August 29, 1996. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

External links

Ben Joelson at IMDb

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1970–1979)
Gary Belkin, Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan, Herb Sargent and Judith Viorst (1970) Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson (1971) Art Baer, Roger Beatty, Stan Burns, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Ben Joelson, Woody Kling, Mike Marmer, Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel (1972) Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses (1973) Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren and George Yanok (1974) Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Harman, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1974) Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1975) Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1976) Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1977) Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, Tim Conway, Rick Hawkins, Robert Illes, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond, Liz Sage, Larry Siegel, Franelle Silver, Ed Simmons and James R. Stein (1978) Alan Alda (1979)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1970–1979)

Gary Belkin, Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan, Herb Sargent and Judith Viorst (1970)
Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson (1971)
Art Baer, Roger Beatty, Stan Burns, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Ben Joelson, Woody Kling, Mike Marmer, Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel (1972)
Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses (1973)
Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren and George Yanok (1974)
Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Harman, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1974)
Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1975)
Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1976)
Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1977)
Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, Tim Conway, Rick Hawkins, Robert Illes, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond, Liz Sage, Larry Siegel, Franelle Silver, Ed Simmons and James R. Stein (1978)
Alan Alda (1979)

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