Howard Leeds | |
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| Born | Howard Michael Leeds June 27, 1919 |
| Died | February 11, 2017 (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, screenwriter, creator |
| Years active | 1952–1989 |
| Notable work | Diff'rent Strokes (producer/writer) The Facts of Life (producer/co-creator) Silver Spoons (producer/co-creator) Small Wonder (executive producer/creator) |
| Spouse | Joan Hajny (?-2017, his death) |
| Children | John |
Howard Michael Leeds (June 27, 1919 – February 11, 2017) was a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and series creator. Among Leeds' most notable work, he served as a producer and writer for the ABC sitcom, The Brady Bunch, and worked on several television series for Norman Lear's Tandem Productions/Embassy Television, including co-creating NBC's The Facts of Life and Silver Spoons. Leeds also served as the creator and executive producer of the syndicated 1980s family sitcom, Small Wonder.