Lester Pine, TV writer, 84

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Wednesday August 22 1:34 AM ET 

TV writer Lester Pine dead at 84

By Doug Galloway

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Lester Pine, prolific TV writer and half of the
husband-wife team that wrote such films as ``A Man Called Adam,'' died
Aug. 11 of prostate cancer in Los Angeles. He was 84.

The Chicago native started as a standup comic in the late 1940s but
quickly established himself as a prodigious writer during the 1950s,
working on TV series such as ``Mr. Lucky,'' ``The Many Loves of Dobie
Gillis'' and ``Ben Casey.''

With his wife, Tina, Pine wrote the 1966 film ``A Man Called Adam,'' which
starred Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong and Mel Torme.

The couple also penned ``Popi'' (1969), which was turned into a TV series
featuring Hector Elizondo during the '70s. Pine also served as head writer
on the controversial TV series ``Turn On.''

The duo also wrote ``Claudine,'' which earned its star, Diahann Carroll,
an Oscar nom in 1974.

After his wife died in 1998, Pine continued writing screenplays, plays and
novels.

He is survived by two sons and two grandsons.

Reuters/Variety REUTERS 



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