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| Born | Seymour Horowitz[1] (1915-09-27)September 27, 1915 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1993(1993-04-29) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison[1] University of Minnesota[2] |
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Cy Howard (September 27, 1915 - April 29, 1993) was an Americandirector,producer andscreenwriter. Howard createdMy Friend Irma, a top-rated, long-running radio situation comedy andmedia franchise.[1] He won aPrimetime Emmy Award in the categoryOutstanding Writing for a Variety Series for the television programThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.[4]
Howard was born inMilwaukee,Wisconsin, and attendedWashington High School.[5]
Howard worked atCBS for nine years, leaving in 1953 after he was unable to reach a contract agreement with that network. CBS had agreed to pay him more than $1 million "over a term of years", but demanded exclusive rights to his work.[6]
Howard died in April 1993 ofheart failure at theCedars-Sinai Medical Center inLos Angeles,California, at the age of 77.[1][7]
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