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Roger Beatty Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Carol Burnett Show’ Writer Was 87

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By Anita Bennett editor Roger Beatty, a veteran writer who won five Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show has died at age 87, a family rep confirmed to Deadline today.

Beatty passed away on April 6, at his home in Palm Desert after battling prostate cancer. He was born in Los Angeles in 1933, and grew up in nearby Eagle Rock.

After serving three years in the U.S. Coast Guard, he decided to focus on a career in show business. Beatty got his start in television in 1956 on The Bing Crosby Show.

The up-and-coming writer later worked his way through programs taped at CBS Television City, including The Red Skelton Show and The Danny Kaye Show, before joining The Carol Burnett Show with his childhood friend and director Dave Powers.

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