Duane Earl Poole Dies: ‘The Smurfs’, ‘Hart To Hart’ Writer Was 74
deadline.comDuane Earl Poole, a writer and producer for Aaron Spelling, Hanna-Barbera and Sid & Marty Krofft whose credits include Hart To Hart, The Love Boat, The Smurfs and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, died of cancer on April 1 in Studio City, CA.
He was 74. His death was announced by his husband, Frank V. Bonventre. Born on September 15, 1948, in Prescott, AZ, Poole was raised in Kennewick, WA, Poole began working for King World Productions in Seattle after graduating from the University of Washington.
He relocated to Los Angeles in 1975 to work for Hanna-Barbera, and soon became a prolific writer of such Saturday morning cartoon fare as The Great Grape Ape, Scooby’s Laff-A-Lympics, The All-New Super Friends Hour and The Smurfs, among others.
Poole also wrote for Sid and Marty Krofft, whose bizarre, colorful live-action shows rivaled Hanna-Barbera in Saturday morning popularity.
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