Jack Hanrahan | |
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 Hanrahan circa 1969 | |
| Born | January 16, 1933 Cleveland,Ohio, United States |
| Died | April 28, 2008 (age 75) Cleveland,Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Comedy writer |
| Genre | Comedy |
John Vincent Hanrahan[1] (January 16, 1933 – April 28, 2008) was anAmerican comedy writer.
Born January 16, 1933, inCleveland,Ohio, he began writing cartoons for theCleveland Press. After that, he moved on toHollywood, California and continued his writing career with work onGet Smart. Then, in 1968, he won an Emmy for his work onRowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Both he and the show'shead writer Paul Keyes created the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award, with Hanrahan credited with thetrophy and Keyes its name.[1] Following this, he moved on toMarcus Welby, M.D.,The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour,Police Woman,The Waltons, andCHiPs. In the 1980s and '90s, he worked on a scattering of television shows and movies, including co-writing theSuper Mario World episode "The Wheel Thing" and serving as one of four writers for the second season (1985–86) of the cartoon seriesInspector Gadget, as well as writing & co-writing shorts for the 1980 revival ofTom & Jerry. Hanrahan teamed-up for a while with Eleanor Burian-Mohr and wrote for many animation shows. He also co-starred in the motion picture 'Up Your Alley' in 1988 for writer/director, Bob Logan.
Hanrahan leftBeverly Hills forEureka in northern California in 1992. After losing his wife in 2004, he was stricken with grief. He would still entertain at charity events and retirement homes but never found his way back to happiness. In 2006, he was evicted following a garage fire and all of his possessions, including his Emmy, were seized by his landlord. He began to wander the streets.Jack Riley, an old friend, tried to help Hanrahan, but was unsuccessful.
After friends in Eureka bought him a bus ticket, he returned to his hometown of Cleveland, where he remainedhomeless until his death. Hanrahan was featured on the front page ofThe Plain Dealer (Cleveland,Ohio) on March 22, 2007, detailing his homelessness. He died on April 28, 2008.
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