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Jay Sommers(1917-1985)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Jay Sommers was born on 3 January 1917 in Troy, New York, USA. Jay was a writer and producer, known for Green Acres (1965), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) and Petticoat Junction (1963). Jay was married to Miriam Freedman and Barbara Sommers. Jay died on 25 September 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 3, 1917
DiedSeptember 25, 1985(68)
BornJanuary 3, 1917
DiedSeptember 25, 1985(68)
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Known for

Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, and Arnold the Piggy in Green Acres (1965)
Green Acres
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, and Higgins in Petticoat Junction (1963)
Petticoat Junction
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
The Jim Backus Show (1960)
The Jim Backus Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Billy Bodine in Gordy (1994)
    Gordy
    3.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1994
  • Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor in Return to Green Acres (1990)
    Return to Green Acres
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • character
    • 1990
  • McLean Stevenson in Hello, Larry (1979)
    Hello, Larry
    5.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1979–1980
  • The Fosters (1976)
    The Fosters
    7.2
    TV Series
    • original script
    • 1977
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1976
  • Ball Four (1976)
    Ball Four
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • James Cromwell, Conchata Ferrell, Lee Bergere, Henry Calvert, Al Freeman Jr., Stan Gottlieb, Gloria LeRoy, Jeannie Linero, Richard Masur, and Robin Wilson in Hot l Baltimore (1975)
    Hot l Baltimore
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Daddy's Girl
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, and Arnold the Piggy in Green Acres (1965)
    Green Acres
    7.3
    TV Series
    • created by
    • written by
    • teleplay (creator)
    • 1965–1971
  • Howdy
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Pioneer Spirit
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, and Higgins in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Petticoat Junction
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1964–1966
  • Imogene Coca in Grindl (1963)
    Grindl
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963–1964
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • 1963

Producer

  • Daddy's Girl
    9.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, and Arnold the Piggy in Green Acres (1965)
    Green Acres
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1971
  • Howdy
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Forrest Tucker in Doc (1969)
    Doc
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Pioneer Spirit
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, and Higgins in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Petticoat Junction
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1964–1966
  • Medicine Man (1962)
    Medicine Man
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Buster Keaton in The Buster Keaton Show (1950)
    The Buster Keaton Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1951

Script and Continuity Department

  • Ramon Bieri, K Callan, Melissa Francis, Christopher Knight, Michael Sharrett, Melissa Sherman, and Ari Zeltzer in Joe's World (1979)
    Joe's World
    6.0
    TV Series
    • executive script consultant
    • 1980
  • Ball Four (1976)
    Ball Four
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 1976
  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.4
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1976
  • Imogene Coca in Grindl (1963)
    Grindl
    7.8
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1963–1964

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jay Summers
  • Born
    • January 3, 1917
    • Troy, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 25, 1985
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart ailment)
  • Spouses
      Miriam Freedman(1 child)
  • Children
    • Jonathan Jay Sommers
  • Other works
    In 1967, he created, wrote and produced an unsold television pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom called "Doc". John McIntire starred as a doctor who didn't want to retire.

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