Ed Simmons (screenwriter)

American producer and screenwriter (1919–1998)

Ed Simmons

Born|

Everett Louis Simmons

(1919-06-18)June 18, 1919

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Died| May 18, 1998(1998-05-18) (aged 78)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Producer, screenwriter
Spouse|

Elaine Seicol

(m. 1946; div. 1964)​

Sylvia Lewis

(m. 1966; div. 1972)​

Children| 2[1]

Ed Simmons (June 18, 1919 – May 18, 1998) was an American producer and screenwriter. In his early career, he partnered with Norman Lear, writing for Martin and Lewis on The Colgate Comedy Hour. He won five Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for eight more in the categories Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Variety Series for his work on the television programs The Red Skelton Show and The Carol Burnett Show.[2][3]

Simmons was married and divorced three times. He had two children with first wife Elaine: son Kenneth (who predeceased him in 1972) and daughter Erica. Simmons died in May 1998 of a cardiac arrest at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 78.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Oliver, Myrna (May 23, 1998). "Ed Simmons; TV Comedy Writer Won 5 Emmy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. ^ "Ed Simmons". Television Academy. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
3. ^ Ellett, Ryan (December 1, 2017). Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. p. 178\. ISBN 9781476665931 - via Google Books.

## External links

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* Ed Simmons at IMDb

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1970–1979)

* Gary Belkin, Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan, Herb Sargent and Judith Viorst (1970)
* Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson (1971)
* Art Baer, Roger Beatty, Stan Burns, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Ben Joelson, Woody Kling, Mike Marmer, Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel (1972)
* Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses (1973)
* Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren and George Yanok (1974)
* Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Harman, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1974)
* Roger Beatty, Gary Belkin, Dick Clair, Rudy De Luca, Arnie Kogen, Barry Levinson, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond and Ed Simmons (1975)
* Anne Beatts, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1976)
* Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bill Murray, Michael O'Donoghue, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster and Alan Zweibel (1977)
* Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, Tim Conway, Rick Hawkins, Robert Illes, Jenna McMahon, Gene Perret, Bill Richmond, Liz Sage, Larry Siegel, Franelle Silver, Ed Simmons and James R. Stein (1978)
* Alan Alda (1979)

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