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name: "Jerry Mayer"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1931"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T16:21:28.773565+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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# Jerry Mayer

Writer. Born 1 January 1931 in St. Louis.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1931, St. Louis
- **Active:** 1970–1972
- **Works often with:** Elias Davis, Alan Rafkin, Allan Katz, Bruce Bilson, Burt Styler, David Pollock

## Biography

Jerry Mayer is an American television writer, producer and playwright. Born in 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, he began his career writing for sitcoms including *Bewitched* and *The Bob Newhart Show*, where he served as story consultant. He contributed episodes to *M*A*S*H*, *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1973–1975) and *All in the Family* (1971).

Mayer developed *The Facts of Life* with Howard Leeds and Ben Starr and served as its executive producer for six years. He created the spin-off series *Tabitha* and wrote several television specials for Mitzi Gaynor, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding writing for a variety special. In later years he turned to playwriting, with works staged at the Santa Monica Playhouse and produced by his wife Emily Mayer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com, broadwayworld.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

## Also known for

- *Bewitched* (1964), Writer
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), Writer
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), Writer

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