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Cy Howard

Cy Howard

American director, producer and screenwriter

Cy Howard (September 27, 1915 - April 29, 1993) was an American director, producer and screenwriter. Howard created My Friend Irma a top-rated, long-running radio situation comedy and media franchise.[1] He won a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for the television program The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.[4]

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Early life and education

Howard was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended Washington High School.[5]

Career

Howrd worked at CBS for nine years, leaving in 1953 after he was unable to reach a contract agreement with that network. CBS had agreed to pay him more than $1 million "over a term of years", but it demanded exclusive rights to his work.[6]

Death

Howard died in April 1993 of heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 77.[1][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Collins, Glenn (April 30, 1993). "Cy Howard, Writer and Producer Of 'My Friend Irma,' Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Obituaries : Cy Howard, Scriptwriter for 'My Friend Irma'". Los Angeles Times. May 4, 1993. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Vosburgh, Dick (October 23, 2011). "Obituary: Cy Howard". The Independent. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Cy Howard". Television Academy. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "1971 Press Photo Writer Cy Howard former University of Wisconsin student", Historic Images website. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Howard, CBS Calling Quits". Variety. April 1, 1953. p. 57. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  7. [7]
    Galloway, Doug (April 30, 1993). "Cy Howard". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2021.


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