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name: "Bob Ellison"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "25 February 1933"
died: "8 April 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:16:32.210396+00:00"
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# Bob Ellison

Writer. Born 25 February 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 8 April 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 25 February 1933, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 8 April 2024

## Biography

Bob Ellison was an American television writer, producer and script consultant. He wrote 15 episodes of *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* and served as executive story editor during its final two seasons (1975–77). He shared a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the series finale, “The Last Show”.

Ellison began his career writing variety specials featuring performers including Julie Andrews and Burt Bacharach. He co-developed the NBC sitcom *Dear John* (1988–92), starring Judd Hirsch, and worked as a creative or script consultant on series including *Cheers*, *Wings* and *Becker*. He received a second Primetime Emmy for his variety writing.

Born Robert James Ellison in New York City on 25 February 1933, he died in Los Angeles on 8 April 2024, aged 91. He was married to Elaine Rubenstein.

*Sources: hollywoodreporter.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

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