American radio and television writer, producer, and director
Jess Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (second from left) with Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball, and Desi Arnaz in 1955
Born
Jessurun James Oppenheimer[1]
(1913-11-11)November 11, 1913
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died
December 27, 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education
Stanford University
Occupations
Radio writer
television writer
producer
director
creator-producer-head writer of I Love Lucy
Years active
1934-1987
Spouse
Estelle Weiss Oppenheimer
(m. 1947)
Children
2
Jessurun James Oppenheimer (November 11, 1913 – December 27, 1988)[2] was an American radio and television writer, producer, and director. He was the producer and head writer of the CBS sitcom I Love Lucy.[3]
Lucille Ball called Oppenheimer “the brains” behind I Love Lucy. As series creator, producer, and head writer, “Jess was the creative force behind the ‘Lucy’ show,” according to I Love Lucy director William Asher. “He was the field general. Jess presided over all the meetings, and ran the whole show. He was very sharp.”[4]
^Broadcasting, Broadcasting Publications, 1981, p. 306.
^"Jess Oppenheimer, 75, a Creator and a Producer of 'I Love Lucy'", "New York Times", December 30, 1988
^"Lucy and the Gifted Child", Time magazine, June 28, 1954
^I Love Lucy: Celebrating Fifty Years of Love and Laughter, by Elisabeth Edwards, pp. 252-253
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included Meredith Willson, Elvia Allman, and future I Love Lucy producer JessOppenheimer. Benaderet honed a variety of dialects such as French, Spanish, New...
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as I Love Lucy producer-head writer JessOppenheimer. The play was written by Oppenheimer's son, Gregg Oppenheimer. BBC Radio 4 broadcast a serialized...
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