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Donald Ross
Born(1942-06-18)June 18, 1942
DiedJune 1, 2018(2018-06-01) (aged 75)
Occupation(s)Writer, Producer
Spouse
(m. 1968; died 2018)
Children3

Donald Ross (1942 – 2018) was an American television screenwriter and producer, known for writing television shows such as The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote and Hart to Hart. Ross was married to actress Patti Deutsch.[1]

Career

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In a career spanning over 30 years, Ross wrote primarily for television; including variety shows, comedies and dramas: This is Tom Jones, Dinah!, Diff'rent Strokes, The Love Boat, Matlock and Murder, She Wrote, for which he wrote the final episode.[2] A lifelong fan of jazz music, Ross produced and wrote material for the Timex All-Star Swing Festival (1972); which won the Peabody and Christopher Award.[3]

Personal life

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Ross graduated from Boston University.[3] He met his wife Patti Deutsch during her early improv years. They married in 1968 and had three children: sons Max Ross and Lee Sachnoff, and daughter Alexis (Ross) Hill.[3] Both Ross and Deutsch appeared as guests on game shows throughout the 1970s such as Match Game and Tattletales.[3][4] Ross died on June 1, 2018 after succumbing to a long battle with cancer.[3] He bequeathed his entire jazz collection to the ARChive of Contemporary Music.

Selected filmography

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Television

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Film

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References

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  1. ^ "Patti Deutsch Ross". Los Angeles Times. July 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Series, Pilots and Specials, the Index: Who's Who in Television 1937-1984. Terrace, Vincent. December 1, 1986. New York Zoetrope. ISBN: 978-0918432711.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Donald Ross". Los Angeles Times. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2018-10-07 – via Legacy.com.
  4. ^ Barnes, Mike (2017-07-28). "Patti Deutsch, Nasally Comedienne on 'Laugh-In' and 'Match Game' Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660.
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