Lucille Kallen Explained

Lucille Kallen
Birth Date:May 28, 1922
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Ardsley, New York, U.S.

Lucille Kallen (May 28, 1922, Los Angeles, California – January 18, 1999, Ardsley, New York)[1] [2] was an American writer, screenwriter,[3] playwright,[4] composer, and lyricist.

She was best known for being the only woman in the most famous TV writers' room, the one that created Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows from 1950 to 1954. She also worked extensively on Broadway, was a long-time writing partner of Mel Tolkin,[5] and published six novels, including a series of mysteries featuring the character C.B. Greenfield.[6] The Mystery Fancier discussed and reviewed her books,[7] [8] and one was quoted in English Historical Syntax and Morphology.[9]

Sid Caesar's writer's room has been fictionally recreated many times. Neil Simon, one of the writers, memorialized it in his play Laughter on the 23rd Floor; it formed the centerpiece of the 1982 film My Favorite Year, and most famously, it was the office in which Rob Petrie worked in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Kallen and Selma Diamond, who were composited to make Rose Marie's character, Sally, were the only women writers on Your Show of Shows and Caesar's follow-up show, Caesar's Hour.[10] [11] [12]

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  1. News: Obituary: Lucille Kallen. The Independent. February 15, 1999. March 26, 2016. Vosburgh. Dick.
  2. News: Lucille Kallen, 76, Writer For 'Show of Shows', Dies. The New York Times. January 21, 1999. March 26, 2016. Fox. Margalit.
  3. Web site: Lucille Kallen. IMDb. March 26, 2016.
  4. Web site: Lucille Kallen profile. The Broadway League. IBDb. March 26, 2016.
  5. Web site: Lucille Kallen. Archive of American Television. March 26, 2016.
  6. Web site: Lucille Kallen: C. B. Greenfield Mystery Series. Cozy Mystery List. March 26, 2016.
  7. Bakerman. Jane S.. November–December 1983. C.B. Greenfield: the Metaphor is the Man. The Mystery Fancier. Madison, Indiana. Guy M. Townsend. 9781434406415. March 27, 2016. 0146-3160.
  8. Book: Deeck, William G.. The Mystery Fancier, Volumes 1-13. Wildside Press. March 27, 2016. 9780941028110. 2006.
  9. Book: Fanego. Teresa. Teresa Fanego. María. José López-Couso. Pérez-Guerra. Javier. English Historical Syntax and Morphology: Selected Papers from 11 ICEHL, Santiago de Compostela, 7-11 September 2000. 2002. John Benjamins Publishing. Amsterdam. 9789027247315. 31. March 27, 2016.
  10. News: Lucille Kallen; Writer on TV's 'Your Show of Shows'. Los Angeles Times. January 23, 1999. Woo. Elaine. March 26, 2016.
  11. Encyclopedia: Ware. Susan. Braukman. Stacy. Kallen, Lucille. Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. 5. 2004. Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press. Cambridge, MA. 9780674014886. 331. March 27, 2016.
  12. Web site: Lucille Kallen, Television Writer. The Paley Center for Media. She Made It. March 26, 2016.
  13. Book: Outside There, Somewhere!. Kallen. Lucille. 1964.
  14. Book: Introducing C. B. Greenfield. 9780345334268. Kallen. Lucille. 12 November 1985. Random House Publishing .
  15. Book: C.B. Greenfield: The Piano Bird . 9780345311184 . Kallen . Lucille . 1984 . Ballantine .
  16. Book: C.B. Greenfield: No Lady in the House . 9780345323965 . Kallen . Lucille . 12 November 1984 . Ballantine Books .
  17. Book: C.B. Greenfield: The Tanglewood Murder. 9780345331434. Kallen. Lucille. 1990. Random House Publishing .
  18. Book: C.B. Greenfield: A Little Madness. 9780394530901. Kallen. Lucille. 1986. Random House .

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