THE FUNNY PEOPLE FILE
A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Gail Parent
Writer
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Born August 12, 1940Age 86
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1show
Credited work (1)
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The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Gail Parent is an American television writer, producer and novelist. With her writing partner Kenny Solms she wrote for The Carol Burnett Show, including sketches for guest Tim Conway such as the dentist sketch. She later co-created Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and wrote the novel Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York.
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