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He created two of America's best-remembered [[HalfHourComedy half-hour sitcoms]], ''Series/GilligansIsland'' and ''Series/TheBradyBunch,'' as well as the not-so-well-remembered ''Series/ItsAboutTime.'' All of Schwartz' shows opened with an ExpositoryThemeTune, and each had a relatively large ensemble of {{Flat Character}}s who passed the IdiotBall around from week to week.

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He created two of America's best-remembered [[HalfHourComedy half-hour sitcoms]], ''Series/GilligansIsland'' and ''Series/TheBradyBunch,'' as well as the not-so-well-remembered ''Series/ItsAboutTime.'' All Each of Schwartz' shows Schwartz's series opened with an ExpositoryThemeTune, and each had a relatively large ensemble of {{Flat Character}}s who passed the IdiotBall around from week to week.
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He began his entertainment career writing jokes for the Creator/BobHope radio show as a way to earn money while studying for his master's degree in biology. He eventually joined the show's writing staff, and also wrote for ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet'' and the Armed Forces Radio Network before making the jump to television.

He created two of American TV's best-remembered [[HalfHourComedy half-hour sitcoms]], ''Series/GilligansIsland'' and ''Series/TheBradyBunch,'' and the not-so-well-remembered ''Series/ItsAboutTime.'' All of Schwartz' shows opened with an ExpositoryThemeTune. Each had a relatively large ensemble of {{Flat Character}}s who passed the IdiotBall around from week to week.

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He Schwartz began his entertainment career writing jokes for the Creator/BobHope radio show as a way to earn money while studying for his master's degree in biology. He eventually joined the show's writing staff, staff full-time, and also wrote for ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet'' and the Armed Forces Radio Network before prior to making the jump to television.

He created two of American TV's America's best-remembered [[HalfHourComedy half-hour sitcoms]], ''Series/GilligansIsland'' and ''Series/TheBradyBunch,'' and as well as the not-so-well-remembered ''Series/ItsAboutTime.'' All of Schwartz' shows opened with an ExpositoryThemeTune. Each ExpositoryThemeTune, and each had a relatively large ensemble of {{Flat Character}}s who passed the IdiotBall around from week to week.

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Sherwood Charles Schwartz (1916 – 2011) was an American comedy writer and producer.

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Sherwood Charles Schwartz (1916 (November 14, 1916 July 12, 2011) was an American comedy writer and television producer.



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Schwartz was married to Mildred Seidman and had four children. He died in 2011 at the age of 94.

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He began his entertainment career writing jokes for the Creator/BobHope radio show as a way to earn money while studying for his master's degree in biology. He eventually joined the show's writing staff, and also wrote for ''TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet'' and the Armed Forces Radio Network before making the jump to television.

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He began his entertainment career writing jokes for the Creator/BobHope radio show as a way to earn money while studying for his master's degree in biology. He eventually joined the show's writing staff, and also wrote for ''TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet'' ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet'' and the Armed Forces Radio Network before making the jump to television.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Schwartz receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008.]]

Sherwood Charles Schwartz (1916 – 2011) was an American comedy writer and producer.

He began his entertainment career writing jokes for the Creator/BobHope radio show as a way to earn money while studying for his master's degree in biology. He eventually joined the show's writing staff, and also wrote for ''TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet'' and the Armed Forces Radio Network before making the jump to television.

He created two of American TV's best-remembered [[HalfHourComedy half-hour sitcoms]], ''Series/GilligansIsland'' and ''Series/TheBradyBunch,'' and the not-so-well-remembered ''Series/ItsAboutTime.'' All of Schwartz' shows opened with an ExpositoryThemeTune. Each had a relatively large ensemble of {{Flat Character}}s who passed the IdiotBall around from week to week.

Though neither was a big hit in its original network run, ''Gilligan's Island'' and ''The Brady Bunch'' have lived on in reruns (and, in the case of ''The Brady Bunch,'' multiple [[Series/BradyBunchSpinOffs spin-offs, revivals, and reimaginings]]) to become [[MemeticMutation permanent fixtures]] in pop culture.
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