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Emmy-Winning TV Writer Earl Pomerantz Dies at 75

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Earl Pomerantz, an Emmy-winning television writer that worked on numerous sitcoms over the years, died Saturday in Los Angeles.

He was 75. The announcement was made by Pomerantz’s friend, TV writer Ken Levine, on Levine’s personal blog. Over the course of his career, Pomerantz wrote scripts for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Rhoda,” “The Tony Randall Show,” “Phyllis,” “Taxi,” “Cheers” and “The Cosby Show,” which he also ran for a period of time.

He also was creator and executive producer on “Major Dad” and “Best of the West” and served as a creative consultant on “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Lateline” and “According to Jim.” He won two Emmy Awards, one in 1976 for serving on the writing

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