Carroll Byron Moore Jr (May 4, 1913 – February 5, 1977) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known for his work on ''

The Danny Kaye Show ''The Danny Kaye Show'' is an American variety show, hosted by the stage and screen star Danny Kaye, which aired on Wednesday nights from September 25, 1963, to June 7, 1967, on the CBS television network. Directed by Robert Scheerer, it premie ...

'', ''

Rhoda ''Rhoda'' is an American sitcom television series created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns starring Valerie Harper that originally aired on CBS for five seasons from September 9, 1974 to December 9, 1978. It was the first spin-off of ''The ...

'', and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (which inspired a 1964 film of the same name).

Career

Moore was born in

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and served in the

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during

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. Moore began his career in radio, while television was just beginning to gain prominence. His plays were included in radio programs including ''Carrington Playhouse'' (circa 1946), which produced original plays by new writers, and ''Guest Star'' (1947), as well as '' The Henry Morgan Show'' (1948). Later in his career, Moore frequently collaborated with

Norman Barasch Norman Barasch (February 18, 1922 - August 13, 2019) was an American playwright, producer and screenwriter. He was co-author, with Carroll Moore, of the play ''Send Me No Flowers'', which was the basis for the 1964 film of the same name. Barasc ...

, writing both plays and television together. With Barasch, he was heavily involved with the game show '' Two for the Money'' since its inception, making up what executive producer

Ira Skutch Ira Skutch (September 12, 1921 – March 16, 2010) was an American television director, producer, and, in his later years, an author. In the early days of television he produced and directed episodes of ''Kraft Television Theatre'' and ''The Phil ...

called "the backbone of the program's comedy structure" by choosing contestants to interview and scripting their questions and jokes. Moore was nominated for three

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s: Outstanding Writing in Variety in 1966 (''The Danny Kaye Show''), Outstanding Writing in Variety in 1971 (''

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''), and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series in 1974 (''Rhoda''). He wrote at least two Broadway plays ''Make a Million'' and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (which inspired a 1964 film of the same name). Moore died at

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in Los Angeles on February 5, 1977.

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* * 1913 births 1977 deaths American comedy writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-playwright-stub