John L. Greene | |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1912 |
Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education: | State University of Iowa |
Occupation: | Screenwriter, radio writer |
Years Active: | 1930sā1976 |
Spouse: | Helen Greene |
Children: | 2 |
John L. Greene (November 10, 1912 ā October 4, 1995) was an American screenwriter. He was the creator of the American science fiction sitcom My Favorite Martian.[1]
Greene started his career in the 1930s writing for radio programs.[2] He started writing for television in 1951 on the short film Tinhorn Troubadors.[3] His television credits include The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Our Miss Brooks, Bewitched, Petticoat Junction, The Real McCoys, The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres and I Dream of Jeannie. He retired in 1976, last writing credits being for 2 episodes of Chico and the Man.
Greene died in October 1995 of natural causes in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 82.[4] [5]