Lloyd Turner

• Born: 1924c
• Died: Nov 11, 1992
• Occupation: Writer
• Active: '70s
• Major Genres: Comedy
• Career Highlights: Good Times, Alice: Sorry, Wrong Lips, Good Times: Season 06
• First Major Screen Credit: The Stupor Salesman (1948)

Biography

Lloyd Turner spent the bulk of his long, distinguished career writing for some of the best-loved live-action and animated television shows of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Turner started out working in the animation department at Warners during the late '40s. There he collaborated with Bill Scott on numerous cartoon shorts, including What Makes Daffy Duck? (1948). In 1949, Turner teamed up with Jay Ward to create the first animated series on television, Crusader Rabbit. The following year, Turner began directing and writing for the children's puppet show Time for Beany. In 1959, Turner reteamed with Bill Scott and Jay Ward to create the enduring Rocky and His Friends animated television series and its sequel, The Bullwinkle Show. Turner has also written for such live-action series as Get Smart, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Maude. Turner was a co-creator and creative consultant on Mork and Mindy, the comedy that launched the career of comedian Robin Williams. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide