John Bowman (screenwriter)

John Frederick Bowman (September 28, 1957 – December 28, 2021) was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the Fox sitcom Martin. He wrote for Saturday Night Live, The Show, and In Living Color. He also worked as the showrunner of Murphy Brown.[1][2] Bowman won a Primetime Emmy Award for Saturday Night Live in 1989. He was nominated for two more, for In Living Color, in 1991 and 1992.[3]

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  2. ^ Yuma, Jennifer (December 31, 2021). "John Bowman, Comedy Writer and Key WGA Leader During 2007-08 Strike, Dies at 64". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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