Vin Bogert(1914-1978)

Vincent Bogert was born in Manhattan, New York on July 27th, 1914. He began writing for radio at an early age. He, and his best friend Larry (Lawrence) Marks (who later went on to become M*A*S*H's head writer) co-wrote their first published radio program, entitled "The Waterboy." His first full-time job was writing for the radio show, "Duffy's Tavern." He was married to Marie Florence Cowan, and they had two children: Betsy Content Bogert and Vincent Lawrence "Buzz" Bogert. His other credits included, "The Colgate Comedy Hour," "The Ed Wynn Show," "The Phil Silvers Show," "Man Against Crime," and he was head writer of "The Garry Moore Show" for 15 years. He wrote one episode for Lucille Ball's "The Lucy Show" ("Lucy and the Aladdin's Lamp"), and one episode for "All in the Family" ("Archie is Branded"), which was his last effort before he died.

He won two Emmy Awards in his lifetime, one for "The Phil Silvers Show" in 1955, and the other for "The Garry Moore Show," the last year it was aired. He also won the "Look TV Award."