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Ruth Brooks Flippen(1921-1981)

  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Ruth Brooks Flippen was born on 14 September 1921 in New York, USA. Ruth Brooks was a writer, known for That Girl (1966), The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972) and Love Is Better Than Ever (1952). Ruth Brooks was married to Jay C. Flippen. Ruth Brooks died on 9 July 1981 in Marina del Rey, California, USA.
BornSeptember 14, 1921
DiedJuly 9, 1981(59)
BornSeptember 14, 1921
DiedJuly 9, 1981(59)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

That Girl (1966)
That Girl
7.3
TV Series
  • Script and Continuity Department
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972)
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Elizabeth Taylor and Larry Parks in Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
Love Is Better Than Ever
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1952
George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Johnny Carson, Joby Baker, Connie Francis, Yvette Mimieux, Susan Oliver, Paula Prentiss, Danny Thomas, and Jesse White in Looking for Love (1964)
Looking for Love
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1964

Credits

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Script and Continuity Department

  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1969–1970
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1967–1969
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1966–1967

Writer

  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1980–1981
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • head writer
    • 1980
  • Barbara Feldon in Let's Switch! (1975)
    Let's Switch!
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972)
    The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974
  • Love Thy Neighbor (1973)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North, and Frank Welker in The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
    The New Scooby-Doo Movies
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story (as Ruth Flippen)
    • 1972
  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • story editor
    • 1972
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • 1965–1971
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ruth B. Flippen)
    • 1970
  • The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
    The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • written by (as Ruth Flippen)
    • 1970
  • My World and Welcome to It (1969)
    My World and Welcome to It
    8.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969–1970
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969–1970
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1967–1969
  • Jan & Dean: On the Run (1966)
    Jan & Dean: On the Run
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1966
  • Sally Field in Gidget (1965)
    Gidget
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1966

Additional Crew

  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ruth B. Flippen
  • Born
    • September 14, 1921
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 9, 1981
    • Marina del Rey, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jay C. FlippenJanuary 4, 1947 - February 3, 1971 (his death)
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    • 2 Articles

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