Television Writer. He was an American television writer, who was one of the creators of television show, "I Love Lucy," starring Lucille Ball. Carroll, along with nearly 60-year writing partner, Madelyn Pugh Davis, originally scripted Lucille Ball's radio show as "My Favorite Husband" from 1948 to 1951, and later co-wrote every episode of "I Love Lucy" from 1951 to 1957, as well as Ball's subsequent series "The Lucy Show" from 1962 to 1968, "Here's Lucy" from 1968 to 1972, and the short-lived "Life with Lucy" in 1986. The duo wrote approximately 400 television episodes and 500 radio episodes and were nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of comedy writing in 1971, 1956, and 1955, the first year the award was offered to writers. He and Davis also collaborated on several other projects, including the "Steve Allen Show," "Alice," the 1968 film "Yours, Mine and Ours," and the short-lived Desi Arnaz-produced sitcom "The Mothers-In-Law. He wrote the 1977 television special "Lucy Calls the President," which would be the last on-screen appearance of Lucille Ball working with her colleague Vivian Vance. Born Robert Gordon Carroll Jr., he studied French at St. Petersburg Junior College in Florida before winning a writing contest and becoming interested in a career as a writer. Besides his three Emmy nominations, he was presented with the Television Academy Hall of Fame award for co-writing "I Love Lucy" and for co-producing "Alice," the 1979 Golden Globe. He co-authored Madelyn Pugh Davis' memoir, "Laughing with Lucy," which was released September of 2005.
Television Writer. He was an American television writer, who was one of the creators of television show, "I Love Lucy," starring Lucille Ball. Carroll, along with nearly 60-year writing partner, Madelyn Pugh Davis, originally scripted Lucille Ball's radio show as "My Favorite Husband" from 1948 to 1951, and later co-wrote every episode of "I Love Lucy" from 1951 to 1957, as well as Ball's subsequent series "The Lucy Show" from 1962 to 1968, "Here's Lucy" from 1968 to 1972, and the short-lived "Life with Lucy" in 1986. The duo wrote approximately 400 television episodes and 500 radio episodes and were nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of comedy writing in 1971, 1956, and 1955, the first year the award was offered to writers. He and Davis also collaborated on several other projects, including the "Steve Allen Show," "Alice," the 1968 film "Yours, Mine and Ours," and the short-lived Desi Arnaz-produced sitcom "The Mothers-In-Law. He wrote the 1977 television special "Lucy Calls the President," which would be the last on-screen appearance of Lucille Ball working with her colleague Vivian Vance. Born Robert Gordon Carroll Jr., he studied French at St. Petersburg Junior College in Florida before winning a writing contest and becoming interested in a career as a writer. Besides his three Emmy nominations, he was presented with the Television Academy Hall of Fame award for co-writing "I Love Lucy" and for co-producing "Alice," the 1979 Golden Globe. He co-authored Madelyn Pugh Davis' memoir, "Laughing with Lucy," which was released September of 2005.
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