Robert L. Mosher (January 18, 1915 – December 15, 1972) was a
television
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and
radio
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scriptwriter.
Biography
Mosher was born in
Auburn, New York
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, to Robert L. Mosher Sr. and Marian K. Mosher (née McCamey). He was best known for his work on ''
Amos and Andy
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'', ''
Meet Mr. McNutley
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It was also known as The Ray Milland Show.Phyllis Avery Blue as Ray Milland's Show Nears Close
Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 13 Mar 1955: D11.
Premise
A ...
'', ''
Leave It To Beaver'', ''
Ichabod and Me
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'', ''
Bringing Up Buddy
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Synopsis
After Richard David "Buddy" Flower's parents ...
'', and ''
The Munsters
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'', along with his co-writer
Joe Connelly who is buried in
Culver City
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's
Holy Cross Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery may refer to:
United States
California
*Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California)
*Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
* Holy Cross Cemetery (Menlo Park, California)
*Holy Cross Cemetery (Pomona, California)
* Holy C ...
.
Mosher was a 1937
Susquehanna University
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graduate. He died of a
brain tumor
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in the
Encino district of
Los Angeles
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.
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1915 births
1972 deaths
People from Auburn, New York
Writers from New York (state)
American television writers
American male television writers
People from Greater Los Angeles
Susquehanna University alumni
Screenwriters from New York (state)
20th-century American screenwriters
20th-century American male writers
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