Irve Tunick
Irve Tunick | |
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| Born | Irve Tunick June 27, 1912 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1987 (aged 75) Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Producer |
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| Children | Carol Maxfield Richard Tunick Lisa Sarasohn |
Irve Tunick (June 27, 1912 – September 10, 1987) was an American scriptwriter and producer. He is best known for writing scripts for radio, television, and movies including for Freedom's People, Studio One, Armstrong Circle Theatre, The Bold Ones, Bonanza, Ironside, Witness, and The F.B.I..
Tunick began writing scripts in the 1930s for radio and continued writing scripts into the 1970s with his last script being for television. After 14 years of being employed as a scriptwriter, Tunick had written over 1000 radio and TV scripts.
Tunick founded and was president of the Eastern Region of the Television Writers of America, which was a predecessor of the Writers Guild of America.
Most notably, Tunick co-wrote the script for Murder Inc., released in 1960, which earned an Academy Award for best actor nomination for Peter Falk.