Arlene Stadd

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Arlene Stadd
Born(1931-01-19)January 19, 1931
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 2001(2001-02-05) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
GenreTelevision, theatre

Arlene Stadd was an American television writer and playwright. [1]

Stadd married writer Leonard Stadd in 1950. After graduating from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1951, Stadd and her husband co-wrote numerous scripts for television series such as Room 222 , Hawaii Five-0 , Love, American Style . Stadd also wrote episodes of Hotel and was a staff writer on The Doctors and General Hospital . Stadd and Stadd divorced in 1976. [1]

Stadd is also known for her historical Eleanor Roosevelt themed play Eleanor. [2]

Stadd died on February 5, 2001, at age 70 of a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Variety Staff (February 25, 2001). "Arlene Stadd". Variety.
  2. Goodman, Walter (April 11, 1976). "Remembering Martin Luther King". The New York Times .