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Frank Tarloff (1916–1999)

Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter, blacklisted during the so-called McCarthy era in the 1950's. See full bio »

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Filmography

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1978 A Guide for the Married Woman (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1975 The Jeffersons (TV series)
George's First Vacation (1975) (written by)
Like Father, Like Son? (1975) (written by)
 
1972 Captain Newman, M.D. (TV movie) (creator)
 
1971 Shirley's World (TV series)
A Girl Like You (1971) (creator)
A Mother's Touch (1971) (creator)
A Hell of an Engineer (1971) (creator)
To Dream the Improbable Dream (1971) (creator)
The Lovers (1971) (creator)
 
1971 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
Will the Real Diana Please Stand Up? (1971) (teleplay / as David Adler)
 
1970 My World and Welcome to It (TV series)
Dear Is a Four Letter Word (1970) (written by)
 
1969 Once You Kiss a Stranger... (writer)
 
1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg (screenplay / story)
 
1967 A Guide for the Married Man (book / screenplay)
 
1967 The Double Man (screen story / screenplay)
 
1964 Father Goose (screenplay)
 
1960-1962 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
A Medal for Opie (1962) (written by / as David Adler)
Opie and the Bully (1961) (written by / as David Adler)
Ellie Saves a Female (1961) (written by / as David Adler)
Andy and Opie, Housekeepers (1961) (written by / as David Adler)
Andy Saves Barney's Morale (1961) (written by / as David Adler)
 
1961-1962 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
The Curious Thing About Women (1962) (written by / as David Adler)
Sally Is a Girl (1961) (written by / as David Adler)
To Tell or Not to Tell (1961) (written by / as David Adler)
 
1960 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Love's Sweet Awakening (1960) (written by / as David Adler)
The Gossip (1960) (written by / as David Adler)
The Free Soul (1960) (written by / as David Adler)
 
1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
The Princess (1960) (writer)
 
1958-1960 The Real McCoys (TV series)
How to Discover Oil (1960)
You Can't Always Be a Hero (1958) (writer)
When a Fellow Needs a Friend (1958) (writer)
 
1953 I Married Joan (TV series)
Model (1953) (writer)
The Stamp (1953) (writer)
 
1951 Behave Yourself! (story)
 
1943 Campus Rhythm (additional dialogue)
 
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1978 A Guide for the Married Woman (TV movie) (program consultant)
 
1975 The Jeffersons (TV series) (story editor - 4 episodes)
Like Father, Like Son? (1975) (story editor)
Rich Man's Disease (1975) (story editor)
Meet the Press (1975) (story editor)
Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend (1975) (story editor)
 
1970-1971 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series) (executive script consultant - 2 episodes)
Lucy and the Lecher (1971) (executive script consultant)
A Hamburger for Frank (1970) (executive script consultant)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2003 Funny Old Guys (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Behave Yourself! -- When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the gangsters, the cops, or his suspicious mother-in-law? The Andy Griffith Show: Season 1: Episode 9 -- A young couple wakes the Taylors late at night and wants to get married. Andy barely gets started when Hannah's father bursts in and stops the wedding at gunpoint...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

They Should Have Stood in Bed (1942). Written by Leo Rifkin, Frank Tarloff and David Shaw. Directed by Luther Adler. Mansfield Theatre: 13 Feb 1942- 21 Feb 1941 (11 performances). Cast: Norman Budd (as "Third Man"), John Call, Tony Canzoneri, William Foran, Jack Gilford (as "Barney Snedeker")... See more »

Alternate Names:

David Adler
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Trivia:

Father-in-law of Laura D'Andrea Tyson. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius