Sam Denoff

1928–2011 (age 83)

television writer and producer

Biography

Sam Denoff, born 1928, wrote with wit and heart, co-creating scripts that shaped classics of television comedy and spoke to the lives of everyday people.

The generosity he extended to fellow writers and performers endures in the laughter he helped spark, and Eden Memorial Park holds him in honored memory.

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