Michael Ross (screenwriter)

Michael Ross
Born
Isadore Rovinsky

(1919-08-04)August 4, 1919
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 26, 2009(2009-05-26) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names"Mickey"
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Television producer
Years active1971-1985
Spouse
Irene Saslaw
(m. 1950; died 2000)

Michael Ross (born Isadore Rovinsky) (August 4, 1919 – May 26, 2009) was an American screenwriter and television producer. Ross, together with writing partners Don Nicholl and Bernard West, were writers/producers for All in the Family (for which Ross won the 1973 Emmy Award for Writing for a Comedy Series), The Jeffersons, The Dumplings, and Three's Company. Ross and West continued as executive producers of Three's Company after the death of partner Nicholl in 1980, also producing the spin-off shows The Ropers and Three's a Crowd.