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Irma Kalish(1924-2021)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Irma Kalish was born on 6 October 1924 in New York, New York, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Good Times (1974), Too Close for Comfort (1980) and Good Heavens (1976). She was married to Austin Kalish. She died on 3 September 2021 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
BornOctober 6, 1924
DiedSeptember 3, 2021(96)
BornOctober 6, 1924
DiedSeptember 3, 2021(96)
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Known for

John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
Good Times
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
Too Close for Comfort
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Good Heavens (1976)
Good Heavens
6.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Oh Madeline (1983)
Oh Madeline
7.9
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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  • Rider Strong in Julie (1992)
    Julie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Jason Bateman, Dan Ponce, Sandy Duncan, Jeremy Licht, and Josh Taylor in Valerie (1986)
    Valerie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990–1991
  • Sugar and Spice (1990)
    Sugar and Spice
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1990
  • Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)
    227
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988–1990
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1986–1988
  • Oh Madeline (1983)
    Oh Madeline
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1983–1984
  • Foot in the Door
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Kangaroos in the Kitchen
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980–1982
  • Shelley Long, Archie Hahn, and Barry Van Dyke in Ghost of a Chance (1980)
    Ghost of a Chance
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Olivia Barash, Clark Brandon, Jimmy Brogan, Dixie Carter, Hannah Dean, Eileen Heckart, Shane Keller, Tammy Lauren, and Jason D. Keller in Out of the Blue (1979)
    Out of the Blue
    5.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • America 2100 (1979)
    America 2100
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Rendezvous Hotel (1979)
    Rendezvous Hotel
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Victor French and Kene Holiday in Carter Country (1977)
    Carter Country
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1978
  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1976–1978

Writer



  • The Lottery
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • Lee Thompson Young in The Famous Jett Jackson (1998)
    The Famous Jett Jackson
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2000
  • Sugar and Spice (1990)
    Sugar and Spice
    6.4
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1990
  • Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)
    227
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1986–1988
  • I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (1985)
    I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1985
  • Anthony Franciosa and Christopher Norris in Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
    Finder of Lost Loves
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Oh Madeline (1983)
    Oh Madeline
    7.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Foot in the Door
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Kangaroos in the Kitchen
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1981–1982
  • Shelley Long, Archie Hahn, and Barry Van Dyke in Ghost of a Chance (1980)
    Ghost of a Chance
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • America 2100 (1979)
    America 2100
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Rendezvous Hotel (1979)
    Rendezvous Hotel
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Victor French and Kene Holiday in Carter Country (1977)
    Carter Country
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1978–1979

Script and Continuity Department



  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.4
    TV Series
    • script supervisor
    • 1976–1978
  • Good Heavens (1976)
    Good Heavens
    6.3
    TV Series
    • executive script consultant
    • executive story consultant
    • 1976

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  • Born
    • October 6, 1924
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 3, 2021
    • Woodland Hills, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Austin KalishJune 25, 1948 - October 5, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Bruce Kalish
  • Relatives
      Mack Kalish(Grandchild)

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    Mother, with Austin Kalish, of son Bruce Kalish and daughter Nancy Kalish Biederman.

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