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name: "Marc Cherry"
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born: "23 March 1962"
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# Marc Cherry

Writer. Born 23 March 1962 in Long Beach, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 23 March 1962, Long Beach, California, USA

## Biography

Marc Cherry is an American television writer and producer. He was born on 23 March 1962 in Long Beach, California. He graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a degree in theatre and began his career as a personal assistant to actress Dixie Carter before joining the writing staff of the sitcom *The Golden Girls* for its final two seasons in 1990–1992.

Cherry later co-created several short-lived series, including *The 5 Mrs. Buchanans* (1994) and *The Crew* (1995). He created the dramedy *Desperate Housewives* (2004–2012), which ran for eight seasons on ABC. He subsequently created *Devious Maids* (2013–2016) for Lifetime and *Why Women Kill* (2019–2021) for CBS All Access.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)

## Also known for

- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Writer, Teleplay
- *Why Women Kill* (2019), Writer
- *Devious Maids* (2013), Writer

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