Cy Howard

Cy Howard
Born
Seymour Horowitz[1]

(1915-09-27)September 27, 1915
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1993(1993-04-29) (aged 77)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison[1]
University of Minnesota[2]
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Spouses
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(m. 1944; div. 1947)​
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(m. 1954; div. 1957)​
  • Barbara Warner[3]

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]

Early life and education

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

Career

Howard 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 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ "Obituaries : Cy Howard, Scriptwriter for 'My Friend Irma'". Los Angeles Times. May 4, 1993. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Vosburgh, Dick (October 23, 2011). "Obituary: Cy Howard". The Independent. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cy Howard". Television Academy. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "1971 Press Photo Writer Cy Howard former University of Wisconsin student", Historic Images website. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Howard, CBS Calling Quits". Variety. April 1, 1953. p. 57. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Galloway, Doug (April 30, 1993). "Cy Howard". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2021.


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