Irma Kalish

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Irma Kalish

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'''Irma May Kalish''' ({{née}} '''Ginsberg'''; October 6, 1924 – September 3, 2021) was an American television producer and screenwriter who held a pioneering role as a woman in the TV industry. Kalish produced and wrote for television programs, including ''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'', ''[[Good Times]]'', ''[[The Hogan Family]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', ''[[F Troop]]'' and ''[[Family Affair]]''. She is known for writing the episode of ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' where Maude gets an abortion.{{cite interview|last1=Harrington|first1=Amy|last2=Kalish|first2=Irma|interviewer=Amy Harrington|title=Irma Kalish, Writer|type=Oral history|work=The Interviews: An Oral History of Television!|date=21 December 2012|publisher=Television Academy Foundation|location=North Hollywood, CA|url=https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/irma-kalish}}
'''Irma May Kalish''' ({{née}} '''Ginsberg'''; October 6, 1924 – September 3, 2021) was an American television producer and screenwriter who held a pioneering role as a woman in the TV industry. Kalish produced and wrote for television programs, including ''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'', ''[[Good Times]]'', ''[[The Hogan Family]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', ''[[F Troop]]'' and ''[[Family Affair (1966 TV series)|Family Affair]]''. She is known for writing the episode of ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'' where Maude gets an abortion.{{cite interview|last1=Harrington|first1=Amy|last2=Kalish|first2=Irma|interviewer=Amy Harrington|title=Irma Kalish, Writer|type=Oral history|work=The Interviews: An Oral History of Television!|date=21 December 2012|publisher=Television Academy Foundation|location=North Hollywood, CA|url=https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/irma-kalish}}


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
Kalish produced and wrote for television programs, including ''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'', ''[[Good Times]]'', ''[[The Hogan Family]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', ''[[F Troop]]'' and ''[[Family Affair]]''.
Kalish produced and wrote for television programs, including ''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'', ''[[All in the Family]]'', ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'', ''[[Good Times]]'', ''[[The Hogan Family]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', ''[[F Troop]]'' and ''[[Family Affair (1966 TV series)|Family Affair]]''.


Starting with the radio show, ''[[The Martin and Lewis Show]]'', that featured [[Dean Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis]], Kalish often wrote with her husband Rocky, her writing partner. When the radio show became a TV show, the Kalishes made the shift to writing for television.
Starting with the radio show, ''[[The Martin and Lewis Show]]'', that featured [[Dean Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis]], Kalish often wrote with her husband Rocky, her writing partner. When the radio show became a TV show, the Kalishes made the shift to writing for television.
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* 1967: ''[[That Girl]]'' (TV series), written by (episode: "The Honeymoon Apartment")
* 1967: ''[[That Girl]]'' (TV series), written by (episode: "The Honeymoon Apartment")
* 1966-1967: ''[[F Troop]]'' (TV series), writer (8 episodes)
* 1966-1967: ''[[F Troop]]'' (TV series), writer (8 episodes)
* 1966-1971: ''[[Family Affair]]'' (TV series), 1966-1971 written by (22 episodes); 1969-1971 story consultant (41 episodes)
* 1966-1971: ''[[Family Affair (1966 TV series)|Family Affair]]'' (TV series), 1966-1971 written by (22 episodes); 1969-1971 story consultant (41 episodes)
* 1967: ''[[He & She]]'' (TV series), written by (episode: "One of Our Firemen Is Missing")
* 1967: ''[[He & She]]'' (TV series), written by (episode: "One of Our Firemen Is Missing")
* 1967-1968: ''[[The Flying Nun]]'' (TV series, written by (2 episodes)
* 1967-1968: ''[[The Flying Nun]]'' (TV series, written by (2 episodes)
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