Richard Berg (February 16, 1922 – September 1, 2009) was an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

as well as a film and television producer. Among his credits is the 1985 miniseries ''

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'' and ''Wallenberg: A Hero's Story''.

Biography

Berg was born in New York City and raised in

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. After graduating from

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in 1942, Berg went west to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting or producing and found work as a dialogue coach for

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and other cowboy actors at

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. Berg died on September 1, 2009, after falling at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87.

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