Peg Lynch | |
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 Lynch in Ethel and Albert, 1954 | |
| Born | Margaret Frances Lynch November 25, 1916 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 2015 (aged 98) Becket, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
| Website | www |
Margaret Frances "Peg" Lynch (November 25, 1916 – July 24, 2015) was an American writer, actress, and sitcom creator. The BBC dubbed her, “the woman who invented sitcom”.[1]
Lynch created the radio and television sitcoms Ethel and Albert, The Couple Next Door, and The Little Things in Life.
She created, wrote, starred in, and owned her own sitcom and she retained that ownership throughout her life. She wrote over 11,000 scripts for radio and television.