Susan Harris (born October 28, 1940) is an American television comedy writer and producer.Harris created numerous TV series: Fay, Soap, Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Benson, It Takes Two, The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Nurses, Good & Evil, The Golden Palace and The Secret Lives of Men. She also wrote or co-wrote all of the episodes of Soap and appeared on two episodes of that show as a hooker named Babette. Her most successful show was The Golden Girls. Harris married television producer Paul Junger Witt on September 18, 1983; he co-produced all the shows she created. She was married from 1965 to 1969 to actor Berkeley Harris, with whom she has a son, the writer Sam Harris.The first script Harris sold was Then Came Bronson. She then wrote for Love, American Style, All in the Family, The Partridge Family and the TV adaptation of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park. Her abortion episode for the Bea Arthur-starring series Maude in the 1970s won Harris the Humanitas Prize. She would later work with Arthur again in the 1980s when Arthur took one of the lead roles in The Golden Girls.Harris has chronic fatigue syndrome, which affected her ability to participate in the production of The Golden Girls. In an episode of that show titled "Sick and Tired" (1989), Harris wrote some of her struggles into the storyline where Arthur's character Dorothy was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome.Harris formed the production company Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions with Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas. She was honored with the Writers' Guild's Paddy Chayefsky Award in 2005 and inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2011.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement
Music Groups
The Albion Band
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
TV Shows
The Golden Girls, Soap, Empty Nest, Benson, The Golden Palace, Nurses, It Takes Two, The Secret Lives of Men, Good & Evil, Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Hail to the Chief, Fay, Hurricane Saturday, I'm a Big Girl Now, Mama's Boy, Full Moon Over Miami
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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The Writers Guild of America awarded her as the recipient of its Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television in 2005.
2
She was inducted into the Museum of Television and Radio.
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She has one child with actor Berkeley Harris, Sam Harris, born in 1967, who is a world renowned author and neuroscientist whose latest book is 'Free Will' (2012).
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She studied English Literature at Cornell and New York University.
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Her shows usually feature a character who likes to impart wisdom through stories. (The Governor on Benson (1979), Rose and Sophia on The Golden Girls (1985)).
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Brilliant Emmy-winning television comedy writer, she either wrote or co-wrote every episode of her series Soap (1977). According to a documentary on The Golden Girls (1985), the only reason she did not take more of an active role in the production of the latter series once she created it is because she suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Los años dorados
2015
TV Series 4 episodes
Golden Girls
2012
TV Series
Altin kizlar
TV Series created by - 1 episode, 2009 original scenario - 1 episode, 2009
Hrysa koritsia
TV Series creator: original series - 19 episodes, 2008 teleplay: original series - 5 episodes, 2008 teleplay original series - 1 episode, 2008
The Secret Lives of Men
1998-1999
TV Series created by - 13 episodes
Juntas pero no revueltas
TV Series characters - 25 episodes, 1995 - 1996 original screenplay - 6 episodes, 1995 - 1996
Empty Nest
TV Series created by - 170 episodes, 1988 - 1995 written by - 3 episodes, 1988
Nurses
TV Series created by - 68 episodes, 1991 - 1994 written by - 2 episodes, 1991
The Golden Palace
TV Series created by - 24 episodes, 1992 - 1993 written by - 1 episode, 1992
Brighton Belles
1993
TV Series written by - 1 episode
The Golden Girls
TV Series created by - 177 episodes, 1985 - 1992 written by - 9 episodes, 1985 - 1989
Good & Evil
TV Series created by - 6 episodes, 1991 written by - 1 episode, 1991
Benson
TV Series created by - 158 episodes, 1979 - 1986 written by - 2 episodes, 1979
Hail to the Chief
TV Series created by - 7 episodes, 1985 written by - 2 episodes, 1985
It Takes Two
TV Series created by - 22 episodes, 1982 - 1983 written by - 2 episodes, 1982 teleplay - 1 episode, 1982
I'm a Big Girl Now
TV Series created by - 19 episodes, 1980 - 1981 written by - 2 episodes, 1980 - 1981
Soap
TV Series created by - 86 episodes, 1977 - 1981 written by - 70 episodes, 1977 - 1981 story - 14 episodes, 1978 - 1981 teleplay - 14 episodes, 1978 - 1981
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
1977
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Fay
TV Series created by - 10 episodes, 1975 - 1976 written by - 3 episodes, 1975 - 1976
Maude
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1972 - 1973 teleplay by - 2 episodes, 1972
All in the Family
TV Series story by - 2 episodes, 1971 - 1973 written by - 1 episode, 1972 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1971
Love, American Style
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1971 - 1973 teleplay - 1 episode, 1972
The Partridge Family
1972-1973
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
The Good Life
1971
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1971
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Barefoot in the Park
1970
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Then Came Bronson
1970
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Secret Lives of Men
1998-1999
TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes
Nurses
1991-1994
TV Series executive producer - 68 episodes
The Golden Palace
1992-1993
TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes
The Golden Girls
1987-1992
TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes
Good & Evil
1991
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Empty Nest
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode, 1988 producer - 1 episode, 1988