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Sydney Zelinka (1906–1981)

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Started on radio as a comedy writer for 'Jack Oakie's College' in 1935. Over the next few years he contributed to other radio comedy, for stars like Jimmy Durante, Groucho Marx and Sid Caesar. Toured with the Marx Brothers in vaudeville in the 1940s, trying out gags later used in movies. He wrote the screenplays for the Marx Brothers films 'Copacabana' and 'A Night in Casablanca'... See more trivia »

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(age 74) in Amagansett, New York, USA
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1988 Gleason: He's the Greatest (TV series)
– Episode #1.26 (1988)
– Episode #1.25 (1988)
– Episode #1.24 (1988)
– Episode #1.23 (1988)
– Episode #1.22 (1988)
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1967-1970 That Girl (TV series)
– All's Well That Ends (1970) (written by)
– Paper Hats & Everything (1967) (written by / as Sydney R. Zelinka)
 
1967-1969 The Mothers-In-Law (TV series)
– Two on the Aisle (1969) (written by)
– It's Only Money (1968) (written by)
– I Thought He'd Never Leave (1967) (written by)
 
1967-1968 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
– The Honeymooners: The Boy Next Door (1968) (original script)
– The Honeymooners: To Whom It May Concern (1967) (original script)
– The Honeymooners: The Main Event (1967) (original script)
– The Honeymooners: Two Faces of Ralph Kramden (1967) (original script)
– The Honeymooners: Nephew of the Bride (1967) (original script)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1967 Good Morning, World (TV series)
– Stan and Ollie Meet Larry and Dave (1967) (written by)
 
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
– Phyllis, the Dress Maker (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
– The Decoy (1966) (written by)
 
1966 The Hero (TV series)
– Rumble Without a Cause (1966) (written by)
 
1965-1966 Bewitched (TV series)
– The Girl with the Golden Nose (1966) (written by / as Syd Zelinka)
– Eye of the Beholder (1965) (uncredited)
 
1962 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1962) (written by)
 
1962 The All-Star Comedy Hour (TV movie) (as Sydney Zelenka)
 
1961-1962 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
– The Auction (1962) (story / teleplay)
– Toody's Paradise (1962) (written by)
– Boom, Boom, Boom (1962) (written by)
– Put It in the Bank (1961) (written by)
 
1961 The Flintstones (TV series)
– The House Guest (1961) (story)
– Flintstone of Prinstone (1961) (story)
 
1961 The Million Dollar Incident (TV movie)
 
1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Private Eye, Private Eye (1961) (writer)
 
1960 The Big Sell (TV movie) (as Sydney Zelenka)
 
1956-1958 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
– Papa Bilko (1958)
– Bilko and the Colonel's Secretary (1958)
– Bilko F.O.B. Detroit (1957)
– Bilko at Bay (1957)
– Lieutenant Bilko (1957)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1953-1957 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
– Plastered in Paris (1957)
– Away We Go (1957)
– Catch a Star (1956) (writer)
– The Honeymooners: Principle of the Thing (1955) (as Syd Zelinka)
– A Weighty Problem (1955) (writer)
See all 31 episodes »
 
1955-1956 The Honeymooners (TV series)
– A Man's Pride (1956) (writer)
– Alice and the Blonde (1956) (writer)
– Mind Your Own Business (1956) (writer)
– The Safety Award (1956) (writer)
– Opportunity Knocks But (1956) (writer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1947 Copacabana (additional dialogue / as Sydney R. Zelinka)
 
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Started on radio as a comedy writer for 'Jack Oakie's College' in 1935. Over the next few years he contributed to other radio comedy, for stars like Jimmy Durante, Groucho Marx and Sid Caesar. Toured with the Marx Brothers in vaudeville in the 1940s, trying out gags later used in movies. He wrote the screenplays for the Marx Brothers films 'Copacabana' and 'A Night in Casablanca'... See more »

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Scorpio