Sol Saks (December 13, 1910 – April 16, 2011) was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom Bewitched.

Life and career

Saks was born in New York City^[1] to Jewish parents.^{[citation needed]} He attended Harrison High School in Chicago. He was a radio actor as a child.^[2]

In 1938, Saks left a job at the Dunsmuir (California) News, and in 1939 he began working as a freelance writer, creating scripts for shows that included The First Nighter Program.^[3] He later wrote for radio and TV series such as My Favorite Husband, Mr. Adams and Eve, and I Married Joan.^[4]

Saks wrote the screenplay for Cary Grant's last film, the comedy Walk, Don't Run.^[4] At the time of its release, Time said his dialogue on that film "bristles amiably from first to last."^[5]

He wrote The Craft of Comedy Writing,^[6] published by Writer's Digest Books.

Death

Saks died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia on April 16, 2011,^[4] at the age of 100, in Los Angeles, California.^[7]

References

External links

• Extensive video interview with Saks from May 2009, from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Sol Saks at IMDb