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Mike Milligan, award-winning TV writer-producer, dies at 77

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Mike Milligan, award-winning TV writer-producer, dies at 77

Mike Milligan, who wrote and produced widespread tv collection like Maude, Dear John, The Jeffersons, and All within the Family, handed away. He was seventy-seven.

According to his consultant, Milligan handed away in his West Hills, California, house from extreme respiratory failure, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

He was born Bernard Michael Milligan in Los Angeles on January 28, 1947, and later earned a level from Loyola Marymount University. Later on, he was within the Air Force.

After working with Jay Moriarty, his writing companion of 18 years, Milligan lastly found his ardour for writing and producing. Among the numerous award-winning tv packages they co-wrote and produced have been 49 episodes of Norman Lear’s The Jeffersons (1978–81). 

The program, which was one of many first to deal with points like suicide, transgender id, and racial supremacy in American sitcoms, earned the manufacturing duo an NAACP Image Award.

In addition to writing and producing episodes of All within the Family (1976), Good Times (1974), What’s Happening Now (1985–88), Maude (1975), Dear John (1989–91), Here and Now (1992), and Melba (1986), Milligan has been a member of the Writers Guild of America for greater than 50 years.

Alongside Carlos Bermudez, Milligan co-wrote and produced the unique Telemundo collection Los Beltran (1990–2001). A Golden Eagle Award for wonderful comedy collection, an Imagen Foundation Award for greatest comedy collection, and an Alma Award for greatest comedy collection have been all given to the present.

Outside of TV, Milligan labored with colleague John Harper to guide coaching for charitable organisations nationwide on Trauma Informed Care for the Homeless.

Jill, his spouse; John Milligan, his son; Jeri (Milligan) Gesto, his sister; and Dionn Avant and Mischon Beneda, his stepdaughters, are among the many survivors.

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