Morton Lachman
American writer and producer
About Morton Lachman
Lived 1918 – 2009 (aged 90). Morton Lachman was an American screenwriter, film producer and television producer.
Morton Lachman (March 20, 1918 – March 17, 2009) was an American comedy writer and producer who worked for Bob Hope for more than twenty years and subsequently produced sitcoms for television, including All in the Family and Kate & Allie. He also worked on One Day at a Time and Sanford and later co-created Gimme a Break! with Sy Rosen.
He won two Emmy awards — one in 1978 for his work on All in the Family, and one in 1974 for his direction of an episode of The ABC Afternoon Playbreak.
He died at age 90 from a diabetes-related heart attack.
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Who was Morton Lachman?
American writer and producer (1918–2009)
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Morton Lachman was born on 20 March 1918.
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Morton Lachman died on 17 March 2009.
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Morton Lachman was a screenwriter, film producer and television producer.
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Morton Lachman was American.
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