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John Aylesworth(1928-2010)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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John Aylesworth was born on 18 August 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for The Julie Andrews Hour (1972), The Sonny and Cher Show (1976) and Front Page Challenge (1957). He was married to Ann Spencer, Nancy Atchison-Aylesworth and Anita Rufus. He died on 28 July 2010 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
BornAugust 18, 1928
DiedJuly 28, 2010(81)
BornAugust 18, 1928
DiedJuly 28, 2010(81)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

"The Julie Andrews Hour" Julie Andrews
The Julie Andrews Hour
8.8
TV Series
  • Writer
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
The Sonny and Cher Show
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Front Page Challenge (1957)
Front Page Challenge
8.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Judy Garland and Peggy Lee in The Judy Garland Show (1963)
The Judy Garland Show
8.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Hee Haw (1969)
    Hee Haw
    7.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • writing supervisor
    • supervising writer
    • 1969–1992
  • Dolly Parton in Dolly (1987)
    Dolly
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • New Love, American Style (1985)
    New Love, American Style
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1985–1986
  • The Nashville Palace (1980)
    The Nashville Palace
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Wendy Hooper, U.S. Army
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • The Grady Nutt Show
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Front Page Challenge (1957)
    Front Page Challenge
    8.8
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1958–1981
  • Kathie Lee Gifford, Kenny Price, Lulu Roman, Misty Rowe, and Gailard Sartain in Hee Haw Honeys (1978)
    Hee Haw Honeys
    5.2
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1978–1979
  • Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners
    1.4
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Petula Clark and Perry Como in Perry Como's Olde English Christmas (1977)
    Perry Como's Olde English Christmas
    8.7
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Shields and Yarnell (1977)
    Shields and Yarnell
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer (1977)
    • 1977
  • The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
    The Sonny and Cher Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976–1977
  • Gailard Sartain in Keep on Truckin' (1975)
    Keep on Truckin'
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Perry Como in The Perry Como Christmas Show (1974)
    The Perry Como Christmas Show
    8.2
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Everything Goes
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1974

Producer

  • Hee Haw (1969)
    Hee Haw
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1969–1985
  • The Nashville Palace (1980)
    The Nashville Palace
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • Everything Goes
    8.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer (1981)
    • 1981–1988
  • The Grady Nutt Show
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Kathie Lee Gifford, Kenny Price, Lulu Roman, Misty Rowe, and Gailard Sartain in Hee Haw Honeys (1978)
    Hee Haw Honeys
    5.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1978–1979
  • Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Shields and Yarnell (1977)
    Shields and Yarnell
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer (1977)
    • 1977
  • The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
    The Sonny and Cher Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976–1977
  • Fair Weather Friends
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Gailard Sartain in Keep on Truckin' (1975)
    Keep on Truckin'
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974)
    The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1974
  • The Addams Family Fun House (1973)
    The Addams Family Fun House
    6.6
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1973
  • The Jud Strunk Show
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Happy Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • Don Knotts' Nice Clean, Decent, Wholesome Hour
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Brass Are Comin'
    7.0
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1969

Actor

  • On Parade
    TV Series
    • Self
    • Various (1964)
    • 1964
  • On Stage
    TV Series
    • Various (1954)
    • 1954–1955
  • After Hours
    TV Series
    • Various (1953)
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 18, 1928
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • July 28, 2010
    • Rancho Mirage, California, USA(complications from pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Ann Spencer1970 - ? (divorced)
  • Children
      Bill Aylesworth
  • Other works
    Wrote the book for a musical Based on the life of Jimmy Durante, called Durante, with his long-time partner Frank Peppiatt. The play ran in Toronto, San Fransisco and Los Angeles in the late 1980s.
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    Father, with Nancy Atchison-Aylesworth, of Bill Aylesworth and Thomas Aylesworth.

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