David Davis

David Davis (August 5, 1936 – November 4, 2022) was an American television producer and television writer. He co-created the sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show (with Lorenzo Music) and Taxi (with James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, and Ed. Weinberger). He also wrote, produced, and developed the sitcom Rhoda, co-starring his partner Julie Kavner. He also wrote and produced The Mary Tyler Moore Show, off of which Rhoda was spun.

Personal life and death Davis was born in Brooklyn on August 5, 1936. His father, Phil Davis, was a writer for the game shows Truth or Consequences and This Is Your Life. He moved to Los Angeles during his childhood, and attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied film.

Davis had two daughters, Samantha and Abigail, from his marriage to Joann Leeson, which ended in divorce in 1972. At the time of his death, it was reported that Kavner was his wife but this remains unconfirmed.

Davis died in Los Angeles on November 4, 2022, at the age of 86. The Simpsons episode "From Beer to Paternity" was dedicated to his memory.

Filmography Television +Television series writing credits Series Episode Air date Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre "The Timothy Heist" Love, American Style "Love and Who" "Love and the Millionaires" "Love and the Trip" "Love and the Pen Pals" The Mary Tyler Moore Show "The Snow Must Go On" "1040 or Fight" "The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner" "I Am Curious-Cooper" "A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend" "Don't Break the Chain" "Ted Over Heels" The Bob Newhart Show "Fly the Unfriendly Skies" "Tennis, Emily?" "P-I-L-O-T" "His Busiest Season" "A Home Is Not Necessarily a House" Rhoda "Joe" "Rhoda's Wedding" Taxi "Like Father, Like Daughter"

Film Hook, Line & Sinker (1969) Cindy (1978)