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name: "Ed Jurist"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "8 April 1916"
died: "12 March 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:28:25.576866+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ed Jurist

Writer. Born 8 April 1916 in New Jersey, USA. Died 12 March 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 8 April 1916, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 12 March 1993

## Biography

Ed Jurist was an American television writer and producer. Born in New Jersey in 1916, he studied theatre at the University of Michigan. He began his career in the late 1940s, producing, directing and writing one of the earliest television sitcoms, *The Aldrich Family*.

Jurist wrote for numerous series over several decades. He contributed dozens of episodes to *Bewitched* between 1966 and 1972, and also wrote for *M*A*S*H* (1972), *Diff'rent Strokes*, *One Day at a Time*, *The Love Boat* and *Small Wonder*. He produced *The Flying Nun* and served on the board of the Writers Guild of America health fund. He died in Los Angeles in 1993.

*Sources: latimes.com, imdb.com, bewitched.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also known for

- *Bewitched* (1964), Writer, Teleplay
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), Writer, Teleplay
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Writer
- *Small Wonder* (1985), Writer
- *One Day at a Time* (1975), Writer
- *My Three Sons* (1960), Writer

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