Dick Chevillat
American writer and producer
About Dick Chevillat
Lived 1905 – 1984 (aged 78–79).
Dick Chevillat (December 31, 1905 – May 10, 1984) was an American writer and producer who worked in radio, film, and television.
Early in his career, Chevillat wrote for The Jack Benny Program and for the Marx Brothers, and then for Sealtest-sponsored radio programs The Rudy Vallée Show and The Joan Davis Show, on which he was teamed with Ray Singer (writer). With Singer he would write for many programs, including The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, on which they refined the characters of Phil Harris and Frank Remley. Alice Faye reportedly broke her arm in a game of charades at Chevillat's Encino home in 1947.
He died of lung cancer on May 10, 1984, in Los Angeles at age 78.
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Who was Dick Chevillat?
American writer and producer (1905–1984)
When was Dick Chevillat born?
Dick Chevillat was born in 1905.
When did Dick Chevillat die?
Dick Chevillat died in 1984.
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