1. Sam Bobrick was an American author, playwright, television writer, and lyricist.
14 Facts About Sam Bobrick
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Sam Bobrick's father was a storekeeper and his mother worked for the postal service.
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Sam Bobrick began his career writing for the popular children's show Captain Kangaroo.
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Sam Bobrick wrote for such shows as The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, The Flintstones, Get Smart, The Kraft Music Hall, and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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Sam Bobrick created the short-lived Disney Channel TV series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was resurrected by NBC as the long-running hit show Saved by the Bell.
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Sam Bobrick won three Writers Guild of America Awards for his television work and was nominated for an Emmy.
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Sam Bobrick wrote several movies and later quit writing for film and television in 1990.
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Sam Bobrick wrote a number of mystery plays, among them Flemming, An American Thriller, The Spider Or The Fly, Death In England and A Little Bit Wicked.
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Sam Bobrick co-wrote the song The Girl of My Best Friend with Beverly Ross which was recorded by Elvis Presley and many other recording artists throughout the years, including Bryan Ferry.
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Sam Bobrick wrote two satirical albums for Mad, Mad Twists Rock n Roll and Fink Along With Mad.
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Sam Bobrick's most recent music endeavor was a CD entitled "Totally Twisted Country" that he co-wrote with his son Joey Bobrick for the band The Cow Pies.
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Sam Bobrick was a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, as well as the Dramatists Guild and Writers Guild of America.
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Sam Bobrick directed many of his plays in regional theatres in the US and Canada.
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Sam Bobrick had a wife, Julie, from a second marriage in 2000.