Chris Bearde | |
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 Bearde in 1963 | |
| Born | Christopher D. F. Beard[1] 18 June 1936 Richmond, London, England |
| Died | 23 April 2017 (aged 80) Westlake Village, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, producer and director |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Notable works | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In The Gong Show |
| Notable awards | Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Chris Bearde (18 June 1936 – 23 April 2017)[2] was a British-born comedy writer, producer and director best known for his work as a writer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and for co-writing and producing television specials for Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Sonny & Cher, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Andy Williams, The Jackson 5, The Osmonds, Dinah Shore, Diana Ross, and Lucille Ball. He also created the format for the original Gong Show[3] and a number of network and pay-cable comedy series including That's My Mama and Sherman Oaks.[4]
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
- ^ "Profile". tv.com. Retrieved 27 December 2007. [dead link]
- ^ Kitman, Marvin (27 October 1985). "The Marvin Kitman Sunday Show: In the Land of Lip-Synch". Newsday. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Post-Gazette.com". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 15 July 1995. Retrieved 1 March 2010.