RHINE, WRITER OF COMEDIES, AT AGE OF 90.Byline: Holly Andres Staff Writer Larry Rhine, a prolific comedy writer in radio, television and films, died Friday. He was 90. Rhine was a television staff writer for a variety of shows including ``All in the Family,'' ``The Odd Couple,'' ``The Brady Bunch,'' ``Diff'rent Strokes Diff'rent Strokes was a popular, American sitcom that aired on the NBC television network from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986, when the series was again cancelled. ,'' ``Sanford and Son Sanford and Son is an American sitcom that premiered on the NBC television network on January 14, 1972 and was broadcast for six seasons. The final original episode aired on March 25, 1977. Reruns were aired on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976 to July 21, 1978. ,'' ``Mr. Ed,'' ``Here's Lucy,'' ``Gimme gim·me Informal Contraction of give me. adj. Slang Demanding material things or especially money; acquisitive: today's gimme society; tired of gimme letters. n. a Break'' ``The Red Skelton Show'' and ``Bachelor Father.'' As a writer for ``All in the Family,'' Rhine received a Golden Globe, a Writer's Guild award and two Emmy Award nominations. A third generation Californian, Rhine was born on May 26, 1910, in San Francisco. His long career in show business began at radio station KGB KGB: see secret police. KGB Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (“Committee for State Security”) Soviet agency responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, and internal security. in San Diego in 1934. During this time he worked as a writer, announcer and director with Art Linkletter. Rhine also wrote for radio programs that included ``The Life of Riley,'' ``G.E. Theater,'' ``Colgate Comedy Hour'' and ``Duffy's Tavern.'' Rhine began working as a screenwriter at Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox in 1936. His film credits include ``Chip of the Flying U,'' ``The Devil's Pipeline,'' ``The Leather Pushers'' and ``A Dangerous Game.'' During World War II, Rhine served as chief of the Philippine Division for all shortwave short·wave adj. 1. Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 200 meters. 2. Capable of receiving or transmitting at wavelengths of approximately 10 to 200 meters: a shortwave radio. broadcasts in the Philippines for the United States Office of War Information The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a U.S. government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services. It operated from June 1942 until September 1945. . After the war, Philippine President Manuel Quezon awarded him a citation for his work keeping the Philippine people informed of the war effort. Rhine is survived by his wife of 49 years, Hazel Shermet; daughter, Vicki Trevena; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Steven and Julie Rhine; and a sister, Loretta. A memorial service will be private. |
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