Jay Sommers
Producer, Writer
January 3, 1917 — September 25, 1985 (68 years)
Jay Sommers was a producer, director and comedy writer whose career spanned four decades. He wrote more than 90 television comedy episodes, produced 63, and was creator and producer of the Green Acres television show. He also wrote for and executive produced Petticoat Junction during its second and third seasons, and also worked for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
Filmography
| 1965 | |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1949 |
| 1961 | |
| 1954 | |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1952 | |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 |
| 1994 | Gordy · as Story |
| 1990 | Return to Green Acres · as Character |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry · as Written By |
| 1976 | Alice · as Story Editor |
| 1976 | The Fosters · as Original Script |
| 1975 | Hot L Baltimore · as Written By |
| 1974 | Good Times · as Written By |
| 1965 | Green Acres · as Created By |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction · as Written ByOn Plex |
| 1963 | Grindl · as Written By |
| 1962 | I'm Dickens... He's Fenster · as Written By |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show · as Story By |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace · as Written ByOn Plex |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show · as Written By |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father · as Written By |
| 1957 | Blondie · as Written ByOn Plex |
| 1951 | The Amos 'n Andy Show · as Written By |
| 1949 | The Buster Keaton Show · as Story By |