How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Gerald Gardner Dee Caruso
Directed by	Jerry Paris
Starring	Barbara Eden Hal Linden Peter Bonerz Marcia Rodd
Music by	Nelson Riddle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producers	Gerald Gardner Dee Caruso
Cinematography	Richard A. Kelley
Editors	Bob Moore Bud Molin
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Charles Fries Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06)

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce is a 1976 American made-for-television comedy film starring Barbara Eden and Peter Bonerz, written and produced by writer partners, Gerald Gardner and Dee Caruso. It was broadcast on NBC on October 6, 1976. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Ellen (Barbara Eden) and Carter (Peter Bonerz) used to be married, but are now divorced. Ellen is jealous of the woman Carter is dating, so her friend Eve (Marcia Rodd) advises her to try to make him jealous. She gets involved with Tony (Hal Linden), a handsome man-about-town.

Cast

• Barbara Eden as Ellen Dowling
• Hal Linden as Tony Bartlett
• Peter Bonerz as Carter Dowling
• Marcia Rodd as Eve
• Liberty Williams as Jennifer Hartman
• Harold Gould as Mr. Henshaw
• Chuck McCann as Man with hangover
• Archie Hahn as Harassed waiter

References

1. Barnes, Mike (2012-06-01). "Dee Caruso, a Writer on Classic 1960s Sitcoms, Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2012-06-26.
2. "Comedy writer Dee Caruso dies, Penned 'Get Smart,' 'The Monkees' episodes". Variety . 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-06-26.

External links

• How to Break Up a Happy Divorce at IMDb
• How to Break Up a Happy Divorce at the TCM Movie Database