Awards & Winners

Milt Josefsberg

Date of Birth 29-June-1911
Place of Birth New York
(United States of America, Contiguous United States)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Milton Josefsberg
Profession Television Producer, Screenwriter
Milt Josefsberg was a radio writer for Jack Benny and later for many television sitcoms, such as Archie Bunker's Place, All in the Family, Here's Lucy, The Lucy Show, The Odd Couple and The Jack Benny Show. He wrote books on the Jack Benny Show and comedy writing. Jim Wickey of The Green House, The Rip Borsley Show once commented about Josefsberg: "Milt Josefsberg is an American success story. I doubt I would be writing if I had not been influenced by Milt, and I know that can be said for many of today's writers. The WGA picket line would be thinner without him!" Also a producer and script reader, Josefsberg, who was called by Mel Shavelson, one-time creative partner and three-time Writers Gould of America president "the maven of comedy", did such for the television show, The Joey Bishop Show from 1961 to 1965, the film Butterfly, as well as the TV series, You Can't Take It With You which ran from 1987 to 1988. He also penned the books The Jack Benny Show and Comedy Writing for Television and Hollywood: For Television and Hollywood with Garry Marshall

Awards by Milt Josefsberg

Check all the awards nominated and won by Milt Josefsberg.

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series All in the Family
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Or Comedy-Variety Or Music Series All in the Family
California, Here We Are, part II

1978


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Honored for : All in the Family

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series All in the Family

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series All in the Family

1968


Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series The Lucy Show
Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account

1955


Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Written Comedy Material The Jack Benny Program