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Gene Thompson(1924-2001)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Gene Thompson was born on 28 June 1924 in San Francisco, California, USA. Gene was a writer, known for Columbo (1971), Cannon (1971) and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973). Gene was married to Sylvia Vaughn Sheekman. Gene died on 14 April 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 28, 1924
DiedApril 14, 2001(76)
BornJune 28, 1924
DiedApril 14, 2001(76)
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Known for

Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
Columbo
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
Cannon
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Anne Archer, Robert Urich, Anita Gillette, and David Spielberg in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
5.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Quincy, M.E.
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(as Eugene Thompson)

Credits

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Writer



  • Michael Roberds, John DeSantis, Steven Fox, Nicole Fugere, Ellie Harvie, Betty Phillips, Brody Smith, and Glenn Taranto in The New Addams Family (1998)
    The New Addams Family
    6.4
    TV Series
    • original screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)
    Columbo
    8.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1977
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by (as Eugene Thompson)
    • 1977
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1976
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1976
  • Silent Night, Holy Night (1976)
    Silent Night, Holy Night
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
    Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
    6.7
    • additional material
    • 1975
  • Jim Hutton in Ellery Queen (1975)
    Ellery Queen
    8.4
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1975
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974–1975
  • David Janssen in Harry O (1973)
    Harry O
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1974–1975
  • Apple's Way (1974)
    Apple's Way
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • David Hartman in Lucas Tanner (1974)
    Lucas Tanner
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1974
  • These Are the Days (1974)
    These Are the Days
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974
  • Bob Denver, William Cort, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Forrest Tucker, and Lynn Wood in Dusty's Trail (1973)
    Dusty's Trail
    5.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974

Additional Crew



  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • creative consultant
    • 1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive story supervisor
    • 1975–1976

Script and Continuity Department



  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • creative consultant
    • 1976–1977
  • Anne Archer, Robert Urich, Anita Gillette, and David Spielberg in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973)
    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
    5.0
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Eugene Thompson
  • Born
    • June 28, 1924
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 14, 2001
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Sylvia Vaughn SheekmanJune 15, 1955 - April 14, 2001 (his death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    "Lupe" (novel published in 1977)

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    He is survived by 12 grandchildren.

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