Hubert Tamblyn "Tam" Spiva, Jr. (June 18, 1932 – April 30, 2017),[1] was an American television screenwriter best known for his work on The Brady Bunch (ABC, 1969–74) [2] and Gentle Ben (CBS, 1967–69).[3][4]
Spiva was born in Minden, Louisiana to Hubert Spiva, Sr. and Lilla Ellenor Stewart. His parents operated the Webster Printing Company, publishing The Minden Herald and The Webster Review newspapers.[5][6][7][8] Lilla is interred with other Stewart relatives at the historic Minden Cemetery.[9]
Spiva began his career as a freelance writer contributing to the 1967 film Island of the Lost. He later became a screenwriter for The Brady Bunch and Gentle Ben, as well as The F.B.I. and Dan August.[10] [11]
Spiva was married three times. His first marriage was to Martha Emily Farrow Brown; the couple had one daughter, Alizon Farrow. Spiva then married Laura Lee Dulberger, a union that produced a daughter, Mary Amanda, and a son, Reagan Anthony. He lived with his third wife, Phyllis Ellen, and stepdaughter, Danielle until his death.
Spiva died on April 30, 2017, in Pacific Palisades, California, at age 84.
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