Joe Connelly

Joe Connelly (August 22, 1917 – February 13, 2003) was an American television and radio scriptwriter. He was best known for his work on The Amos 'n' Andy Show, Meet Mr. McNutley, Leave It to Beaver, Ichabod and Me, Bringing Up Buddy, and The Munsters, along with his co-writer Bob Mosher, who was from Auburn, New York.

Early years Connelly was born in New York City in 1917.

Connelly and Bob Mosher were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for The Private War of Major Benson, a 1955 comedy that starred Charlton Heston as a hard-nosed Army major who takes command of the ROTC program at a children's academy. It was inspired by an incident Connelly witnessed while driving one of his sons to parochial school. The leads were voiced by the stars of The Amos 'n' Andy Show from radio. The show was Connelly's and Mosher's first venture into animation. Episodes were produced in color to facilitate anticipated use as short films in Europe. His urn was buried in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery after his cremation service within the Mortuary's crematory. He died of a stroke while in the Motion Picture Country Home nursing home in Newport Beach, California after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for years. Connelly outlived both of his wives, Kathryn and Ann, and had 7 children, 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He was 85 years old.