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BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred S. Fox, a veteran comedy writer for some of Hollywood's greatest legends, Bob Hope, George Burns, Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Lewis, has died at the age of 90. A native of St. Louis, he graduated from UC Berkeley in 1938 and remained a resident of California until his death in Encino on October 23 from pneumonia.
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Synopsis: The "six" are Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, George Burns, Gracie Allen, W.C. Fields, and Alison Skipworth, who star in this cross-country comedy. Planning a motor vacation to California, J. Pinkham Whinney (Ruggles) and Flora Whinney (Boland) advertise for a couple to help drive and shareRead More
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This series featured a radical format change, in that George and Gracie played themselves as a married couple for the first time, and the show became a full-fledged domestic situation comedy. This was George's response to a marked drop in ratings under the old "Flirtation Act" format.
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