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name: "Irma Kalish"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/irma-kalish"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "6 October 1924"
died: "3 September 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:30:12.948109+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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# Irma Kalish

Writer. Born 6 October 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 3 September 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 6 October 1924, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 3 September 2021
- **Also known as:** Irma May Ginsberg

## Biography

Irma Kalish was an American television writer and producer. Born Irma May Ginsberg in New York City on 6 October 1924, she graduated from Syracuse University and began her career writing for radio, including The Martin and Lewis Show, alongside her husband Austin “Rocky” Kalish. The couple later wrote for numerous television series.

Kalish wrote episodes of *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), *All in the Family* (1971–1973), *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), *Maude*, *Good Times*, *The Facts of Life* and others. She also served as a producer on series including *Good Times* and *Too Close for Comfort*. She was a vice-president of the Writers Guild of America West and an early president of Women in Film. Kalish died on 3 September 2021 in Woodland Hills, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, thewrap.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)

## Also known for

- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Writer
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), Writer

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