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name: "James Fritzell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-fritzell"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 February 1920"
died: "9 March 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:26:29.922196+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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# James Fritzell

Writer. Born 19 February 1920 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 9 March 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 February 1920, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Died:** 9 March 1979
- **Also known as:** Jim Fritzell

## Biography

James Fritzell, also credited as Jim Fritzell, was an American television and film screenwriter. Born on 19 February 1920 in San Francisco, California, he died on 9 March 1979 in Los Angeles, California.

He collaborated for more than two decades with Everett Greenbaum, writing over 150 scripts together. Their work included episodes of *The Real McCoys*, *The Andy Griffith Show* and 35 episodes of *M*A*S*H*. The pair received three Writers Guild of America awards and four Emmy nominations.

Fritzell also wrote screenplays for films including *Good Neighbour Sam* (1964), *The Ghost and Mr. Chicken* (1966), *The Reluctant Astronaut* (1967) and *The Shakiest Gun in the West* (1968). He received a Laurel Award for his contributions to television.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.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

- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), Writer
- *The Ghost and Mr. Chicken* (1966), Screenplay
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), Writer
- *Good Neighbor Sam* (1964), Screenplay
- *The Shakiest Gun in the West* (1968), Screenplay
- *The Reluctant Astronaut* (1967), Screenplay

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