Ben Gershman (February 5, 1907 - February 1, 1995) co-wrote eight episodes of The Andy Griffith Show with Leo Solomon. He wrote for many other TV series, including "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet", "December Bride", "Father Knows Best", "Leave It to Beaver", "The Real McCoys", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Donna Reed Show", "The Addams Family", "My Favorite Martian", "The Patty Duke Show", "Gilligan's Island", "Mannix", "Petticoat Junction", "Hogan's Heroes", "Julia", "The Brady Bunch" and "Diff'rent Strokes".
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