Ruth Brooks Flippen | |
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| Born | Ruth Albertina Brooks September 14, 1921 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1981 (aged 59) Marina del Rey, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
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Ruth Brooks Flippen (born Ruth Albertina Brooks; September 14, 1921 – July 9, 1981) was an American screenwriter and television writer.[1][2][3][4][5]
The story editor for one season and later a script consultant on the popular American situation comedy series, Bewitched,[6] and the story editor for three years on That Girl, she had previously written the script for the pilot of the Gidget series. In April 1969, she was signed by television producer Sherwood Schwartz to be the story editor of Paramount Television's new sitcom, The Brady Bunch, which subsequently aired its first episode on the American Broadcasting Company's television network as part of its new prime time programming on Friday nights.[7]
- ^ "Hartford Girl Makes Good in Hollywood: Ruth Flippen, Former Theater Cashier Now One of Filmdom's Top Screen Writers." Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Courant: The Hartford Courant Magazine, April 27, 1952, p. 7 (subscription required).
- ^ "Ruth Brooks Flippen" in "Passings." Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, July 20, 1981, Part I, p. 14 (subscription required).
- ^ "10 Writers to Do Scripts for Series." Marshfield, Wisconsin: Marshfield News-Herald, June 3, 1972, p. 17 (subscription required).
- ^ "Galaxy of Stars Animated for Children Viewing." Logan, Utah: The Herald Journal, August 7, 1972, p. 6 (subscription required).
- ^ "Apple's Way to premiere." Newark, Ohio: Newark Advocate, November 8, 1973, p. 25 (subscription required).
- ^ Humphrey, Hal. "Making that old black magic on Bewitched." Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1967, p. 376 (subscription required).
- ^ "Ruth B. Flippen Is Story Editor for Brady Bunch." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Sunday News, April 6, 1969, p. 9 (subscription required).