Biography
Lee Loeb (1 May 1910 – 25 October 1978) was an American screenwriter. Born in New York City, he wrote for Hollywood films from the mid-1930s, with credits including the story for Shall We Dance (1937), It Happened in Flatbush (1942) and several Abbott and Costello comedies such as Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) and Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955). He also wrote the play Sleep No More, which had a brief Broadway run in 1944.
From the late 1950s he worked mainly in television, writing episodes for series including The Farmer's Daughter (1963–1964; eight episodes), The Fugitive (1966–1967; three episodes), The Green Hornet (1966), Mannix (1967–1968; two episodes) and The Good Guys (1969). He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety for his work on The Farmer's Daughter.
