| Jerry Seelen | |
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| General Information: | |
| Occupation: | American TV/Film screenwriter/director |
| Date of birth: | March 11, 1912 |
| Born in: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died: | September 12, 1981 (aged 69) |
| Died in: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Series/character information | |
| Appeared on/in and/or involved with: |
I Dream of Jeannie |
| Number of episodes: | "The Moving Finger" in Season 1 |
| Job on series: | Co-writer with Sidney Sheldon & Harry Essex |
Jerry Seelen (born March 11, 1912 - died September 12, 1981) co-penned the Season 1 episode of IDOJ titled "The Moving Finger" with series creator Sidney Sheldon and Harry Essex.
Career
A noted screenwriter and director in both several television. Born and raised in New York City, his career spanned more than thirty years. Also a long noted lyricist and composer, many of his compositions have been used in such popular TV shows as The Dean Martin Show, The Danny Kaye show PBS-TV's American Masters program. Many of his lyrics have been used posthumously in more recent TV/film projects as well, in such films as the 1996 made-for TV movie Chloé, the 2001 made-for-TV biopic Dean Martin: That's Amore, the 2014 sci-fi/comic book film X-Men: Days of Future Past and in episodes of shows such as the French variety/much TV series Heir Encore, and AMC's Mad Men.
His film credits included:
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The Frogmen | Contract writer, uncredited | Feature film |
| 1952 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Writer | 1 episode |
| All Star Revue | Writer | Variety show - 1 episode | |
| The Buick Circus Hour | Staff writer | Variety show | |
| 1953 | Texaco Star Theatre | Writer | |
| 1954 | The Saturday Night Revue (TV series) | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | Writer | 1 episode ("Man or Amoeba") |
| Glynis | Writer | 1 episode ("The Pros and Cons") | |
| 1964 | Petticoat Junction | Writer | 3 episodes |
| The Addams Family | writer | 1 episode ("Lurch Learns to Dance") | |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Writer | 1 episode ("Scandal in Washington") | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Writer | 1 episode ("The Moving Finger") |
Death
Seelen died on 1981 in San Diego, California.
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