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Phil Shuken(1911-1978)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Phil Shuken was born on 27 December 1911 in Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Sally (1957), Speedway (1968) and Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961). He died on 1 July 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 27, 1911
DiedJuly 1, 1978(66)
BornDecember 27, 1911
DiedJuly 1, 1978(66)
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Known for

Joan Caulfield and Marion Lorne in Sally (1957)
Sally
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra in Speedway (1968)
Speedway
5.5
  • Writer(as Phillip Shuken)
  • 1968
Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
Westinghouse Preview Theatre
TV Series
  • Writer(as Phillip Shuken)
Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan in The Real McCoys (1957)
The Real McCoys
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Allan Lane, Alan Young, and Mister Ed in Mister Ed (1961)
    Mister Ed
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1969–1972
  • Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra in Speedway (1968)
    Speedway
    5.5
    • written by (as Phillip Shuken)
    • 1968
  • Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
    Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
    5.3
    • screenplay (as Phillip Shuken)
    • 1967
  • Aldo Ray and Lee Tracy in Steptoe and Son (1965)
    Steptoe and Son
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Shindig! (1964)
    Shindig!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Wild Winters Night
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1964
  • Calamity Jane (1963)
    Calamity Jane
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • written for television by (as Phillip Shuken)
    • 1963
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962–1963
  • Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, and Kathleen Nolan in The Real McCoys (1957)
    The Real McCoys
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • teleplay ...
    • 1958–1962
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by (as Phillip Shuken)
    • 1962
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by (as Phillip Shuken)
    • 1962
  • A Hillbilly Holiday
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
    Westinghouse Preview Theatre
    TV Series
    • creator
    • writer (as Phillip Shuken)
    • 1961

Producer



  • Aldo Ray and Lee Tracy in Steptoe and Son (1965)
    Steptoe and Son
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
    Westinghouse Preview Theatre
    TV Series
    • associate producer (as Phillip Shuken)
    • 1961
  • Calvin and Clyde
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960
  • John Gunther's High Road (1959)
    John Gunther's High Road
    TV Series
    • associate producer (as Philip Shuken)
    • 1959
  • Corinne Calvet and John Carroll in Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)
    Plunderers of Painted Flats
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Philip Shuken
  • Born
    • December 27, 1911
    • Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • July 1, 1978
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    In 1960, he co-wrote a sitcom pilot featuring Joan Davis for NBC called "The Joan Davis Show" about a woman who runs an answering service and manages to get enmeshed in the problems of her clients. The pilot was never picked up.

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