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: | 11 August 1925 |
Born in: | Omaha, Nebraska |
Died: | 13 May 1989 | (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 |
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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)