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name: "Patt Shea"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patt-shea"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 April 1931"
died: "12 April 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.721851+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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# Patt Shea

Writer. Born 12 April 1931 in Sacramento, California, USA. Died 12 April 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 April 1931, Sacramento, California, USA
- **Died:** 12 April 2024
- **Active:** 1982–1985

## Biography

Patt Shea (12 April 1931 – 12 April 2024) was an American television writer and story editor. Born Patricia Catherine Carmody in Sacramento, California, she attended Immaculate Heart College and took writing classes at UCLA. She received her first television writing credit on *The Jeffersons* in 1977 and often collaborated with writing partner Harriett Weiss.

Shea worked extensively on Norman Lear productions, serving as a staff writer on *Archie Bunker's Place* (1979–1983) and co-creating the spin-off *Gloria* (1982–1983). She wrote the final episode of *All in the Family*, 'Too Good Edith' (1979), and contributed episodes to *The Golden Girls* (1987), *Happy Days* (1980), *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), *In the Heat of the Night* (1992) and others. She received three Humanitas Prize nominations.

Shea was co-founder and chair of Catholics in Media Associates (CIMA). Her husband was television director Jack Shea.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Also known for

- *Happy Days* (1974), Writer
- *The Jeffersons* (1975), Writer, Story
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1988), Writer

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