John L. Greene

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John L. Greene

Writing November 10, 1912

Buffalo, New York, USA

John L. Greene (November 10, 1912 – October 4, 1995) was an American screenwriter. He was the creator of the American science fiction sitcom My Favorite Martian. Greene started h…

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John L. Greene (November 10, 1912 – October 4, 1995) was an American screenwriter. He was the creator of the American science fiction sitcom My Favorite Martian. Greene started his career in the 1930s writing for radio programs. He started writing for television in 1951 on the short film Tinhorn Troubadors. His television credits include The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Our Miss Brooks, Bewitched, Petticoat Junction, The Real McCoys, The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres and I Dream of Jeannie. He retired in 1976, last writing credits being for 2 episodes of Chico and the Man. Greene died in October 1995 of natural causes in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 82. Description above from the Wikipedia article XXX, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  1. 1999
    My Favorite Martian

    Movie Series Writer

  2. 1975
    The Lost Saucer

    TV show Writer

  3. 1974
    Chico and the Man

    TV show Writer

  4. 1968
  5. 1965
    I Dream of Jeannie

    TV show Writer

  6. 1964
    Bewitched

    TV show Writer

  7. 1964
    No Time for Sergeants

    TV show Writer

  8. 1963
    My Favorite Martian

    TV show Writer

  9. 1963
    Petticoat Junction

    TV show Writer

  10. 1960
    The Andy Griffith Show

    TV show Writer

  11. 1957
    The Real McCoys

    TV show Writer

  12. 1957
    The Thin Man

    TV show Writer

  13. 1955
    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    TV show Writer

  14. 1955
    Screen Director's Playhouse

    TV show Writer

  15. 1955
    Those Whiting Girls

    TV show Writer

  16. 1954
    December Bride

    TV show Writer

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  1. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show Writer

  2. 1952