13 Facts About Selma Diamond

Selma Diamond was a Canadian-born American comedian, actress, and radio and television writer, known for her high-range, raspy voice and her portrayal of Selma Hacker on the first two seasons of the NBC television comedy series Night Court.

Selma Diamond was born on August 5,1920, in London, Ontario, Canada, to a tailor and his wife.

When Selma Diamond was a young girl, they moved to Brooklyn, New York.

Selma Diamond attended high school in Brooklyn and graduated from New York University.

Selma Diamond published cartoons and humor essays in The New Yorker.

Selma Diamond wrote for the Camel Caravan with Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore, The Drene Show with Rudy Vallee, Duffy's Tavern, and The Kenny Baker Show.

Selma Diamond wrote for the radio version of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet for 20 weeks.

Selma Diamond left that show in 1950 and became one of the staff hired by comedy writer Goodman Ace for The Big Show, the 90-minute weekly program hosted by actress Tallulah Bankhead.

Selma Diamond moved to television as one of the writers for Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca's Your Show of Shows.

Selma Diamond worked for Ace , writing for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall television series.

Selma Diamond was a semi-regular for four seasons of the Ted Knight comedy series Too Close For Comfort.

Selma Diamond died of lung cancer on May 13,1985, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, aged 64, with no known family members.

Selma Diamond was buried in Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California.