John Donley is a writer from

Gould, Arkansas Gould is a city in Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 663 at the 2020 census, down from 837 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gould is a farming community.Br ...

. Donley wrote in many sitcoms including ''

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'', ''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans (actor), Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was televis ...

'', ''

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'', '' Diff’rent Strokes'', '' Benson'' and ''

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''. He won an

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for best situation comedy in 1984. In 2019 he was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.

Career

The first script Donley sold was ''Black Jesus'', which was the second episode of Good Times. In 1984, his episode ''Roots'' on the comedy ''Diff’rent Strokes'' earned him an NAACP Image Award for Best Situation Comedy Episode.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Donley, John Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Lincoln County, Arkansas Screenwriters from Arkansas American male television writers American television writers