About Jack Gross
Lived 1929 – 2007 (aged 78). Jack Gross was an American screenwriter.
Jack Gross Jr. (February 4, 1929 – December 14, 2007) was an American film screenwriter and television situation comedy writer.
Biography Gross was born in Fort Worth, Texas. His father, Jack O. Gross, founded KFMB-TV, the first television station in San Diego in May 1949. On television, he wrote episodes of Gilligan's Island, Diff'rent Strokes and My Favorite Martian.
He graduated Point Loma High School in 1947. He was a graduate of San Fernando Valley State College, now known as CSUN, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Gross died of heart failure in La Jolla, California.
His son is Josh E. Gross, publisher of Beverly Hills Weekly.
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Who was Jack Gross?
American screenwriter
When was Jack Gross born?
Jack Gross was born on 4 February 1929.
When did Jack Gross die?
Jack Gross died on 14 December 2007.
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Jack Gross was a screenwriter.
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Jack Gross was American.
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