Marjorie Gross was a Canadian comedian best known for her work as a television writer and producer.
14 Facts About Marjorie Gross
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Marjorie Gross wrote for Seinfeld, Newhart, The Larry Sanders Show, Get a Life and Square Pegs.
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Marjorie Gross was born April 18,1956, in New York City, while her mother was visiting family in the city.
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Marjorie Gross attended school at Branksome Hall, where she was known as a class clown.
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Marjorie Gross started her career in comedy doing stand-up at local clubs, later moving to New York City.
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Marjorie Gross failed to land a role on the show, but became friends with members of the cast, including Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner.
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Marjorie Gross began writing for television in 1981, when she joined the sitcom Square Pegs.
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Marjorie Gross wrote for numerous other television shows such as Newhart and Alf.
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Marjorie Gross worked as a supervising producer on the first season of The Larry Sanders Show, and wrote "Out of the Loop", the 8th episode of the season.
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Marjorie Gross served as writer and producer on Get a Life starring Chris Elliott.
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In 1996, Marjorie Gross was an Emmy Award nominee for her work on Seinfeld.
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Marjorie Gross died on June 7,1996, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles at age 40.
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Marjorie Gross tried to find humor in the situation by joking that she wanted to hold on until November 1996, so that she would not have to risk being re-incarnated as Madonna's child.
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Marjorie Gross was the first cousin of Canadian comedian and writer Spencer Rice, who described her as his hero.