Edmund Hartmann

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Edmund Hartmann (1911-2003) Edmund Hartmann was one of the greatest television writers and producers of the 30s 40s 50s and 60s. He was born September 24, 1911 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Washington University in St. Louis. He later got married and had one child (Susan Hartmann). He worked with countless big time actors including Bob Hope. He created two hit TV shows, "Family Affair," and "My Three Sons." He lived and long and happy life, as he was able to at one point be a great grandfather to six kids and a grandfather to three. He died in his sleep in his long time home of Santa Fe, his death was on November 28, 2003. Unfortunetly he gave away the rights to nearly everything he did. Hopefully someday he can be recognized for the writer and producer he was.

Some of his works as a writer: After the Honeymoon (1971) The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) The Sword or Ali Baba (1965) Casanova's Big Night (1954) The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) The Caddy (1953) Sorrowful Jones (1949) The Face of Marble (1946) Variety Girl (1947) Here Come the Co-eds (1945) The Scarlet Claw (1944) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) Black Friday (1940) Ex-Champ (1939) Emeny Agent (1940) China Passage (1937) The Last Express (1938)

Some of his works as a producer: "Family Affair" (1966) "My Three Sons" (1960) "To Rome With Love" (1969)