Larry Rhine (May 26, 1910 – October 27, 2000) was an American producer and

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Early life

Rhine was born in

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to Elias, a

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and Ester, a

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. He had a sister, Loretta Rhine. Rhine attended the

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where he received his

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in 1931.

Career

Rhine started his career as an

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, writer and producer on KGB radio, working with Art Linkletter. In 1936 he moved on to work as a screenwriter for Universal and

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. He also wrote columns for the newspaper ''The Californian''. In the 1940s and 1950s Rhine worked on radio programs including ''

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'', '' Private Secretary'' and '' Duffy's Tavern'', among others. In the 1960s to 1970s Rhine wrote episodes for television programs including ''

Mister Ed ''Mister Ed'' is an American television sitcom produced by Filmways that aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966. The show's title character is a talking horse which orig ...

'', '' The Red Skelton Hour'', '' Bachelor Father'', '' The Tom Ewell Show'' and '' The Bob Hope Show''. In 1963, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy for his work on ''The Red Skelton Hour''. From 1975 to 1979 Rhine worked with Mel Tolkin as a writer on 35 episodes of ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American sitcoms in the United States, sitcom television series that aired on CBS for nine seasons from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes. It was later produced as ''Archie Bunker's Pla ...

''. In 1978, he was nominated for another Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, sharing the nomination with Tolkin and screenwriter Erik Tarloff. Rhine and Tolkin also won a

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for the 30 Minute category. In the 1980s Rhine and Tolkin wrote an episode for Archie Bunker's Place and created the short-lived television series '' Joe's World'', which starred Ramon Bieri. Rhine retired in 1987.

Death

Rhine died in October 2000 of natural causes at his home in

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, at the age of 90.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rhine, Larry 1910 births 2000 deaths Mass media people from San Francisco Television producers from California American television writers American male screenwriters American comedy writers 20th-century American screenwriters University of California, Berkeley alumni