Ray Singer (1916–1992) was an American writer and producer who worked in radio, film, and television. Singer was from

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. He wrote for radio shows such as '' The Rudy Vallée Show'', ''

The Joan Davis Show . ''The Joan Davis Show'' is a title applied — in some cases specifically and in other cases generically — to several old-time radio comedy programs in the United States, some of which had other distinct titles as indicated below. Comedian Joan ...

'', and ''

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''. He and

Dick Chevillat Dick Chevillat (December 31, 1905 – May 10, 1984) was an American writer and producer who worked in radio, film, and television. Early in his career, Chevillat wrote for ''The Jack Benny Program'' and for the Marx Brothers, and then for Sealtest ...

first collaborated on ''The Joan Davis Show'' and were known for ''

The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show ''The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show'', was a comedy radio program which ran on NBC from 1948 to 1954 starring Alice Faye and Phil Harris. Harris had previously become known to radio audiences as the band-leader-turned-cast-member of the same name ...

''.' They later worked on films such as '' Neptune's Daughter'' and television shows such as '' The Frank Sinatra Show''. They created the television show '' It's a Great Life''. Singer, a member of the

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO * The Writers G ...

, was active on the Guild's age discrimination committee. He taught film and television writing at

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and in the

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. He died in 1992.

References

External links

*
Ray Singer at the RadioGOLDINdexInterview
(1988) with

Chuck Schaden Charles Leroy "Chuck" Schaden, born June 29, 1934, is a Chicago-area broadcaster and historian who hosted the program ''Those Were the Days'' on local radio from 1970 to 2009. Schaden played recordings of classic old-time radio shows and reminis ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Ray 1916 births 1992 deaths American radio writers 20th-century American male writers