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Frank Tarloff

Frank Tarloff

Personal Info:

KNOWN FOR

Writing

GENDER

male

BIRTHDAY

1916-02-04

DAY OF DEATH

1999-06-25

PLACE OF BIRTH

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

ALSO KNOWN AS

David Adler

BIOGRAPHY

Frank Tarloff (February 4, 1916 - June 25, 1999) wrote nine episodes of The Andy Griffith Show under the pseudonym of David Adler. He worked under a false name as a result of being blacklisted after his testimony for the House Un-American Activities Committee. He also wrote episodes of the TV series "I Married Joan", "The Real McCoys", "The Donna Reed Show", "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Jeffersons". His film screenplays include Father Goose (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay) and A Guide for the Married Man.