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Howard Leeds, the sitcom veteran who developed The Facts of Life and produced and wrote for The Brady Bunch, Diff'rent Strokes and Silver Spoons,
In the late 1970s, Leeds was a producer on the hit Diff'rent Strokes, starring Conrad Bain and child star Gary Coleman, when he was asked by NBC head Fred Silverman and producer Norman Lear to come up with a spin-off.
The Facts of Life debuted in August 1979 and ran for more than 200 episodes over nine seasons, from 1979-88. The comedy - which also tackled serious issues - revolved around a group of teenage girls attending a private New York boarding school. Helping them along the way was their no-nonsense, compassionate housemother Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae, who had played a wisecracking maid on Diff'rent Strokes).
Leeds created two other '80s popular sitcoms starring youngsters: Silver Spoons, with Ricky Schroder as the center of a wealthy clan, and Small Wonder, about a family with a cute robot daughter (Tiffany Brissette).
Earlier, Leeds had produced 92 episodes of The Brady Bunch from 1970-74 and guided such shows as My Living Doll, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and Hello, Larry.
Leeds was born on June 27, 1919, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He and his parents came to Los Angeles, and he graduated from Fairfax High School in 1937.
After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he returned to L.A. and worked at MGM. His first credit came in 1952 as a writer on CBS' Meet Millie, the radio hit turned TV program that starred Elena Verdugo.
He wrote for The Red Skelton Hour starting in 1953 and three years later was nominated for an Emmy Award for best comedy writing for his work on The George Gobel Show (Lear and his partner, Bud Yorkin, also wrote for that comedy).
Leeds later wrote for The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, Bachelor Father, The Bob Cummings Show, Make Room for Daddy, My Three Sons, Bewitched and Barney Miller, and for variety specials top-lined by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Benny Hill.
From 1976-78, he served as executive producer of drama and comedy for television and motion pictures for Reg Grundy Productions of Australia.- Actor
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Chavo Guerrero Sr. was born on 7 January 1949 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Streets of Rage (1993), The One and Only (1978) and Alligator II: The Mutation (1991). He was married to Nancy Vasquez. He died on 11 February 2017 in El Paso, Texas, USA.- Actor
- Director
Frantisek Miska was born on 27 August 1919 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Pes (1968), Brýle (1969) and Triumph des Todes oder Das große Massakerspiel (1970). He died on 11 February 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Art Department
- Writer
- Actor
Jirô Taniguchi was born on 12 August 1947 in Tottori, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for The Solitary Gourmet (2012), Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016) and The Summit of the Gods (2021). He died on 11 February 2017.- Ennio Colaianni was born on 31 July 1935 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971), Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar (1975) and Meo Patacca (1972). He died on 11 February 2017 in Tivoli, Italy.
- Frank Ancona was married to Malissa. He died on 11 February 2017 in Missouri, USA.
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- Actor
John O'Byrne was born on 3 May 1931 in Killiney, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Agatha Christie Hour (1982), The Upchat Line (1977) and Quincy's Quest (1979). He died on 11 February 2017 in Lambeth, London, England, UK.- Ernst-Otto Czempiel was born on 22 May 1927 in Berlin, Germany. He died on 11 February 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
- Gerd Kunath was born on 14 June 1930 in Herzberg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Boran - Zeit zum Zielen (1987) and Ach, Boris... (1990). He died on 11 February 2017 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Egon Schwarz was born on 8 August 1922 in Vienna, Austria. He died on 11 February 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- Actress
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Maria Virginia Onorato was born on 26 January 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for L'ultimo uomo di Sara (1974), Knight of 100 Faces (1960) and Un brivido sulla pelle (1966). She died on 11 February 2017 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Harvey Lichtenstein was born on 9 April 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989), Folio (1955) and Absolute Wilson (2006). He was married to Phyllis Holbrook and Eve Johnson. He died on 11 February 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Kurt Marti was born on 31 January 1921 in Bern, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Dällebach Kari (1970), Grauzone (1979) and Dialog (1971). He was married to Hanni Morgenthaler. He died on 11 February 2017 in Bern, Switzerland.
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Jarmila Suláková was born on 27 June 1929 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Vsichni mají talent (1984), Uvolnete se, prosím (2004) and Tricet let z Ostravy (1985). She was married to Ludvík Schmidt. She died on 11 February 2017 in Vsetín, Czech Republic.- Bence Galkó was born on 29 February 1952 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Alagút (1982), A kétfenekü dob (1978) and Allegro barbaro (1979). He died on 11 February 2017 in Szeged, Hungary.