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Bill Persky

What I Learned At The Dick Van Dyke School Of Sitcom Writing

Peggy Elliott | Posted 05.21.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Sam Denoff, Situation Comedies, Bill Persky, Comedy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Ed Scharlach, Carl Reiner, Garry Marshall, Jerry Paris, Dick Van Dyke, Post50 Celebrities, Open-Ended, Fifty News
Peggy Elliott

When I started writing situation comedies for television, 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' had just finished its run. It was too late to have a shot to write for the gold standard, but the right time to work with practically everyone who had been associated with the show.

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Could There Have Been 'Girls' Without 'That Girl'?

Peggy Elliott | Posted 04.22.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue Marlo Thomas, That Girl, Mary Tyler Moore, That Girl Tv, Bill Persky, Female Writers, Female Comedians, Fifty News
Peggy Elliott

'That Girl' was a pioneering concept. Bill Persky and Sam Denoff were the creators and shepherds, but Marlo shaped the direction, determined to create a role that was not a conventional girlfriend or wife -- a leading role, not a second fiddle and straight-woman.

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An Exciting New Career After 75

Bill Persky | Posted 02.11.2013 | Comedy
Read More: My Life Is a Situation Comedy, Growing Old, Aging, Old Age, Satire, Comedy, Bill Persky, Bill Persky Memoir, Comedy News
Bill Persky

Just when you thought you were ready to retire, you're actually entering a new line of work The Maintenance Business.

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Shelley Emling

Creator Of 'That Girl' On Marlo Thomas, Snooki And Today's Best Sitcom

HuffingtonPost.com | Shelley Emling | Posted 11.16.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Marlo Thomas, My Life Is a Situation Comedy, That Girl, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Bill Persky, Post50 Celebrities, Abbott and Costello, Post 50, Danny Thomas, Kate-and-Allie, Fifty News

During the Depression, you always left before the rent was due. There was no sense of holding on to things. I don't even know where my five Emmys are.

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Republicans, Heal Thyselves!

Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: brucekluger.com, Self-Help Books, Politics, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Bill Persky, Bickering, John Boehner, Olympia Snowe, Joe Lieberman, The Los Angeles Times, Bipartisanship, Congressional Infighting, Barack Obama, Bruce Kluger, Comedy News
Bruce Kluger

Maybe if the president and his enemies met at a well-stocked bookstore in D.C. and simply read titles to one another -- in the self-help aisle and from a few neighboring shelves -- they could finally find a way to dialogue.

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Persky on Technology

Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Bloomingdales, USA Today, That Girl, Myspace, Bill Persky, Kate & Allie, Blackberry, Twitter, Iphone, Pajamas, Technology, Facebook, GPS Navigation System, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Yuku, Technology News
Bruce Kluger

Permit me to share a wonderful piece by legendary writer-producer-director Bill Persky on modern technology. It appears in the today's edition of USA Today.

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