Roy Huggins Writer and producer
Huggins was a prolific TV writer and creator.
From This is True for 7 April 2002
writing
Book, TV & film writers, journalists, and songwriters who aren’t primarily performers
Mike Marmer TV humor writer
Marmer worked on dozens of television’s best-remembered shows.
From This is True for 13 January 2002
Poul Anderson Writer
A science fiction writer, Anderson wrote more than 100 novels and short stories.
From This is True for 29 July 2001
Hartzell Spence Pinup creator
Spence coined the term “pinup” for an image of a pretty girl.
From This is True for 20 May 2001
James Myers Songwriter
Myers is best known for writing “Rock Around the Clock”.
From This is True for 6 May 2001
John Oakes Newspaperman
Oakes hired the New York Times’ first female and first Black editorial writers.
From This is True for 1 April 2001
Robert Weiskopf Comedy writer
Weiskopf was a prolific writer for comedians, and for comedys.
From This is True for 18 February 2001
Burt Kennedy Screenwriter
Kennedy was a Hollywood screen writer and director.
From This is True for 11 February 2001
Abraham Pais Physicist
A physicist, Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.
From This is True for 30 July 2000
Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski Soviet critic
Herling-Grudzinski was an outspoken critic of communism, therefore….
From This is True for 2 July 2000