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Arne Sultan(1925-1986)

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Arne Sultan was born on June 7, 1925 in New York. He grew up in Brooklyn. Before he became a writer, he was a night club performer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was a television writer for many Steve Allen shows and also wrote for The Judy Garland Show (1963).

He co-wrote the story of Boys' Night Out (1962), a comedy starring Kim Novak, James Garner, and Tony Randall. He also co-wrote the original story of Arthur Hiller's Promise Her Anything (1966), a romantic comedy starring Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, and co-wrote the story of Three on a Couch (1966). His last credit is as co-writer in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). His writing partner on all these films was Marvin Worth. He was also a story editor and writer on Get Smart (1965), and eventually became an executive producer. During that time, he also produced and wrote for He & She (1967), a short-lived romantic comedy series.

He created with Leonard Stern, a "Get Smart" executive producer and "He & She" creator, The Governor & J.J. (1969). After it ended, he executive produced and also wrote many episodes of The Partners (1971), which was created by and starred Don Adams, the star of "Get Smart". Then he created another comedy, The Sandy Duncan Show (1972), which starred Tom Bosley before his Happy Days (1974) role. His writing partner was Earl Barret on most episodes of these shows.

In 1975, he returned to writing on a TV show, writing nine episodes of Barney Miller (1975), and also served as a producer. His writing partners on "Barney Miller" were Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward. He also co-wrote a few episodes of Holmes and Yoyo (1976), again with Earl Barret. He co-wrote the "Get Smart" movie, The Nude Bomb (1980), with Leonard Stern and Bill Dana. That year, he also co-developed Too Close for Comfort (1980), which was an American adaptation of the British sitcom Keep It in the Family (1980). It ended in 1986, when Arne and the show's star, Ted Knight had both died.
BornJune 7, 1925
DiedMarch 17, 1986(60)
BornJune 7, 1925
DiedMarch 17, 1986(60)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1989
Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)
Get Smart
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Dan Dailey and Julie Sommars in The Governor & J.J. (1969)
The Governor & J.J.
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Richard Benjamin, Jack Cassidy, and Paula Prentiss in He & She (1967)
He & She
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
    See No Evil, Hear No Evil
  • Wife Begins at 40
  • Huwelijk in de Steigers
  • Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    • (creator) ...
  • Don Adams in Check It Out (1985)
    Check It Out
  • Holmes et Yoyo
  • Ron Moody in Nobody's Perfect (1980)
    Nobody's Perfect
  • The Nude Bomb (1980)
    The Nude Bomb
  • Windows, Doors & Keyholes (1978)
    Windows, Doors & Keyholes
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, John Astin, Bond Gideon, Richard Gilliland, Melinda Naud, and Dorrie Thomson in Operation Petticoat (1977)
    Operation Petticoat
  • John Schuck in Holmes and Yoyo (1976)
    Holmes and Yoyo
  • Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, Gregory Sierra, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
  • Hector Elizondo in Popi (1975)
    Popi
  • It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)
    It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
  • Poor Devil (1973)
    Poor Devil

Producer

  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
    See No Evil, Hear No Evil
  • Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
  • Ron Moody in Nobody's Perfect (1980)
    Nobody's Perfect
  • Windows, Doors & Keyholes (1978)
    Windows, Doors & Keyholes
  • John Schuck in Holmes and Yoyo (1976)
    Holmes and Yoyo
  • Hector Elizondo in Popi (1975)
    Popi
  • Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, Gregory Sierra, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
  • It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)
    It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
  • Poor Devil (1973)
    Poor Devil
  • M. Emmet Walsh, Tom Bosley, Sandy Duncan, Marian Mercer, and Pam Zarit in The Sandy Duncan Show (1972)
    The Sandy Duncan Show
  • Hans Conried in The Partners (1971)
    The Partners
  • Dan Dailey and Julie Sommars in The Governor & J.J. (1969)
    The Governor & J.J.
  • Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
  • Richard Benjamin, Jack Cassidy, and Paula Prentiss in He & She (1967)
    He & She
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse

Additional Crew

  • Don Adams in Check It Out (1985)
    Check It Out
  • Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)
    The New Odd Couple
  • Diana (1973)
    Diana

Personal details

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    • June 7, 1925
    • New York, USA
    • March 17, 1986
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Wrote the teleplay for a sitcom pilot about an American officer during WW2 (played by Jeremy Slate) who was ordered to lead a motley crew of Italian partisans behind German lines.
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    Co-wrote with Earl Barret and Ray Cooney, "Wife Begins at Forty" stage play, which was performed in England in 1985, and was made into two TV movies, Huwelijk in de Steigers (1987) and Wife Begins at 40 (1988).

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