Philip Rapp | |
Birth Date: | March 26, 1907 |
Death Place: | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Film and television director, screenwriter |
Years Active: | 1936–1965 |
Children: | Joel Rapp |
Philip Rapp (March 26, 1907 – January 23, 1996) was a film and television director and screenwriter. He wrote for Eddie Cantor and, for a brief period, wrote film scripts for Danny Kaye. Rapp was the creator of Baby Snooks and The Bickersons.[1] He died on January 23, 1996, in Beverly Hills, California.
Rapp was a writer, director, and producer, and he directed a popular long-running radio series called The Battling Bickersons. He introduced the Baby Snooks character for Fanny Brice of the Ziegfeld Follies.
He also directed episodes of the television series Topper.