Mel Tolkin
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 16 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 3,1913 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Odessa |
| Ukraine | |
| Date of died | November 26,2007 |
| Died | Century City |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Edith Leibovitch |
| Children | Michael Tolkin |
| Stephen Tolkin | |
| Job | Screenwriter |
| Television producer | |
| Movies/Shows | Joe's World |
| The Last of the Secret Agents? | |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series |
| Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy | |
| WGA Award for Best Variety Series or Special: Musical or Comedy - Television | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | |
| Siblings | Sol Tolchinsky |
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| ID | 462424 |
Mel Tolkin Life story
Mel Tolkin, né Shmuel Tolchinsky, was a television comedy writer best known as head writer of the live sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows during the Golden Age of Television. There he presided over a staff that at times included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Danny Simon.
