John McGreevey

John McGreevey (December 21, 1922 – November 24, 2010) was an American writer and screenwriter. He is the father of former Disney star and Emmy-nominated television writer Michael McGreevey. The elder McGreevey received four Christopher Awards, an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and a Writers Guild Paddy Chayefsky Award. Additionally, he was nominated for another Writers Guild Award, another Emmy Award, and a Silver Dove award

Early years McGreevey was a native of Muncie, Indiana, who went on to live in other parts of Indiana, including Bloomington, Evansville, and Logansport. He began reading by the time he was 3 years old. By age 6 he was in the third grade at St. Vincent Catholic School in Logansport, and then he skipped from the third grade to the fifth grade. He wrote a play at age 7 and had his two sisters perform it with him with other family members as the audience.

In 1952, after having sold six scripts for television programs, McGreevey moved to New York. Circle Theater, Philco Television Playhouse, Studio One, Suspense, and The Web.

Filmography Films 1969: Hello Down There 1970: Crowhaven Farm 1975: The Runaways 1976: The Disappearance of Aimee 1977: The Death of Richie 1978: Rainbow 1978: The New Adventures of Heidi 1978: Ruby and Oswald (co-written with Michael McGreevey) 1982: Night Crossing 1984: The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. 1984: Aurora 1984: Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac 1984: Heller Keller: The Miracle Continues 1985: A Time to Live 1985: Consenting Adult 1988: The Fortunate Pilgrim 1988: Unholy Matrimony 1990: Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes 1990: Call Me Anna 1996: Born Free: A New Adventure 1993: Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland 1995: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story 1996: Captains Courageous 1996: Unabomber: The True Story 1997: Ms. Scrooge

TV Series 1951: Lights Out (2 episodes) 1952: Armstrong Circle Theatre (1 episode) 1954: The Web (4 episodes) 1954: Danger (2 episodes) 1954-1957: Lux Video Theatre (2 episodes) 1955: The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (4 episodes) 1955-1956: Star Stage (2 episodes) 1955-1956: Studio 57 (5 episodes) 1956: Celebrity Playhouse (1 episode) 1956: Ford Theatre (1 episode) 1956: Screen Directors Playhouse (2 episodes) 1956: Lassie (3 episodes) 1956-1957: Broken Arrow (2 episodes) 1956-1958: Climax! (10 episodes) 1956–1959: Zane Grey Theatre (13 episodes) 1956-1959: General Electric Theater (4 episodes) 1957: The Californians (1 episode) 1957: Colt .45 (1 episode) 1957: Tombstone Territory (unknown episodes) 1957-1958: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (3 episodes) 1957-1959: Trackdown (3 episodes) 1958: Studio One (1 episode) 1958: Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1 episode) 1958: Cimarron City (2 episodes) 1959-1960: Adventures in Paradise (3 episodes) 1959-1960: Black Saddle (16 episodes) 1959-1961: Bat Masterson (4 episodes) 1960: The Chevy Mystery Show (1 episode) 1960–1967: My Three Sons (35 episodes) 1961: Michael Shayne (2 episodes) 1961: Window on Main Street (1 episode) 1961: Checkmate (1 episode) 1961-1965: Wagon Train (12 episodes) 1962: It's a Man's World (2 episodes) 1963: Laramie (1 episode) 1963: Route 66 (1 episode) 1963-1964: Arrest and Trial (2 episodes) 1963-1964: Grindl (3 episodes) 1963-1964: The Farmer's Daughter (4 episodes) 1963–1966: Hazel (9 episodes) 1964: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode) 1964: 12 O'Clock High (1 episode) 1966: The F.B.I. (1 episode) 1966–1971: Family Affair (22 episodes) 1967-1970: The Flying Nun (7 episodes) 1968-1971: Mayberry R.F.D. (7 episodes) 1969: I Dream of Jeannie (1 episode) 1969: The Doris Day Show (1 episode) 1969: That Girl (1 episode) 1969: My World and Welcome to It (1 episode) 1969: Here Come the Brides (1 episode) 1970: The Name (1 episode) 1970: To Rome with Love (1 episode) 1970: Nancy (1 episode) 1970-1971: Nanny and the Professor (7 episodes) 1971-1972: The Smith Family (6 episodes) 1972: Circle of Fear (1 episode) 1972: Honeymoon Suite (1 episode) 1972: Bridget Loves Bernie (1 episode) 1972: Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1 episode) 1972-1973: Room 222 (3 episodes) 1972–1978: The Waltons (20 episodes) 1974: Doc Elliot (1 episode) 1974: Lucas Tanner (1 episode) 1974: Apple's Way (1 episode) 1975-1981: Insight (6 episodes) 1979: Roots: The Next Generations (1 episode)