Saul Turteltaub, ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ and ‘Sanford and Son’ Writer-Producer, Dies at 87
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variety.comBy Mackenzie Nichols Staff Writer Saul Turteltaub, the prolific writer and producer who worked on “The Carol Burnett Show,” “Sanford and Son,” “That Girl,” and “What’s Happening!!” died Thursday of natural causes.
He was 87. Director Howard Murray, who worked closely with Turteltaub, confirmed the news on social media. “Just heard that one of my favorite people on the planet has died.
Saul Turtletaub along with his partner Bernie Orenstein created some of the funniest sitcoms ever to grace television,” he wrote. “But that’s only a small part of his legacy.
Saul was by any measure, a mensch among mensches.” During Turteltaub’s career, he garnered three Emmy nominations, including one for the first season of “The Carol Burnett Show,” which
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