| Albert "Al" Schwartz[1] | |
| Birth Date: | November 29, 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Passaic, New Jersey |
| Death Place: | Hollywood, California |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | television writer |
| Known For: | Emmy award |
Albert Schwartz (29 November 1910 - 25 March 1988) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and director.
He was a writer for The Red Skelton Show,[2] where he and other writers won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1961 and were nominated for the same award in 1962.[3] He also wrote scripts for The Jackie Gleason Show, The Milton Berle Show, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, Petticoat Junction, and other television shows and made-for-TV movies throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.[4]
Earlier in his career, Schwartz wrote for Bob Hope's radio program, The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope.[5]
He was the brother of Sherwood Schwartz, the creator and producer of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, and Elroy Schwartz, a comedy and television writer.