Woody Kling was an American television writer, producer, playwright, and composer.
16 Facts About Woody Kling
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Woody Kling was given the middle name Fisher in tribute to Ken Kling's friend Bud Fisher, who created the first successful daily comic strip in the United States.
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When questioned by Berle as to what was wrong, Woody Kling said the joke wasn't told in the right way, and retold it in his own style.
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In 1979, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Garret Morris recreated Woody Kling's staging and sung "We Are the Men of Texaco" live on Saturday Night Live in honor of Berle, its host that week.
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Woody Kling soon became the head writer on a number of television shows like The Jack Parr Show, The Will Rogers, Jr.
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Woody Kling additionally created and wrote several dozen cartoon programs at Hal Seeger Studios.
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In 1968, Woody Kling was producer of the program Wedding Party.
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Finally, in late 1969, Woody Kling moved to Hollywood, California where he wrote for Joseph Barbera the filmed television show Love, American Style.
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Woody Kling thereafter was quickly hired for The Carol Burnett Show where he became head writer.
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Woody Kling drew some of the show's most memorable episodes from his personal life.
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Woody Kling helped create the introduction of the spin-off The Jeffersons, and wrote or head wrote other Lear shows Maude, Good Times, and Sanford Arms among others while turning down other Lear shows like One Day at a Time.
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Between television film shows, Woody Kling reunited with and wrote for Joe Barbera a series of cartoon series including Casper the Friendly Ghost and the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Woody Kling's case went up on appeal twice to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California.
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The court found against Hallmark, ruling Woody Kling's case was not barred by laches, becoming the leading decision on laches still today of the Court.
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Shortly after creating Rainbow Brite, Woody Kling became ill with inoperable brain and lung cancer, eventually dying in Los Angeles on April 10,1988.
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Woody Kling was survived by his wife Mary, and his son Anthony.