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Bill Davenport
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General Information:
Occupation: Screenwriter and producer
Years active: 1952 to 1988
Sex: Male
Birth name: William DeWitt Davenport
Date of birth: (1925-08-11)11 August 1925
Born in: Omaha, Nebraska
Died: 13 May 1989(1989-05-13) (aged 63)
Died in: Los Angeles
Series/character information
Appeared on/in
and/or involved with:
I Dream of Jeannie
Number of episodes: "G.I. Jeannie" (Season 1)
"The Richest Astronaut in the Whole Wide World" (Season 1)
Job on series: Writer/Story

Bill Davenport (11 August 1925 - 13 May 1989) was involved in two episodes of I Dream of Jeannie. He wrote the Season 1 episode titled "G.I. Jeannie" (episode #5), and then he provided the storyline for the episode "The Richest Astronaut in the Whole Wide World" (episode #17) that same season.

Career[]

Bill wrote for such television sitcoms as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, December Bride, Mister Ed, Gilligan's Island, Hogan's Heroes, All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Maude.

Death[]

Davenport died at age 63 in Los Angeles.

Screenwriting Works[]

Partial Filmography[]

Year Title Job Notes
1952 Here Come the Nelsons Writer 1 episode (as William Davenport)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Various 41 episodes television play, 3 with additional dialogue, 1 as writer)
1955-1959 December Bride lead writer, 6 episodes involved with 19 episodes total
1961 Mister Ed Writer 12 episodes
1963 Mickey and the Contessa Writer TV movie
1964 Valentine's Day (TV Series) Writer 1 episode
Gilligan's Island Writer 2 episodes
1965 Hogan's Heroes Writer 13 episodes
1966 I Dream of Jeannie Story Developer/Writer 2 episodes (as William Davenport)
1972 Temperatures Rising Writer 2 episodes
1974-1976 All in the Family Writer 3 episodes
1976-1978 Maude Writer 4 episodes
1977 The Jeffersons Writer 1 episode
1983 Amanda's Writer 1 episode
1986 It's a Living Writer 1 episode
1987-1988 Amen Writer/Teleplay 7 episodes, 4 as writer

Miscellaneous Crew[]

  • Gilligan's Island (1964) (5 TV Episodes) (script consultant)
  • Too Close for Comfort (1980) (TV Series) (script consultant)

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