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{{Short description|American television writer}}
'''Robert J. Shaw''' (born in in [[Pewaukee, Wisconsin]]) was an American television writer with 39 credits and teacher of screenwriting at [[UCLA]].
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'''Robert J. Shaw''' (1917–1996) was an [[Americans|American]] television writer with 39 credits and teacher of [[screenwriting]] at [[UCLA]].

==Career==
==Career==
He learned his craft at the [[University of Wisconsin]] where he studied under such literary luminaries as [[Wallace Stegner]] and [[Sinclair Lewis]]. He sold his first concept for a radio program, [[Front Page Farrell]], to [[NBC]] in 1940. He subsequently went on to work on [[Mr. District Attorney]], [[Stella Dallas]], [[The Million Dollar Face]], [[Search For Tomorrow]], [[Hawaiian Eye]], [[Medical Center]], [[The F.B.I.]], and [[Portia Faces Life]]. With [[Robert Montgomery Presents]], Shaw launched his television writing career. He worked on [[Hawaiian Eye]], [[Peyton Place]], [[Dallas]] ([[The Gathering Storm]]), [[77 Sunset Strip]], [[CBS Daytime 90]] (1974: starring [[Constance Towers]], [[Brett Halsey]] and [[Tom Happer]]) and [[General Hospital]] (ex-[[Head Writer]]) When Mr. Shaw pas hired to write "Search for Tomorrow," during the 1977-1978 season, [[Mary Stuart]], who had been on the show for nearly a quarter century by then, asked his plans for her character. Mr. Shaw had planned "one of the most tried-and-true plot devices in serials: a mastectomy," he wrote. Shaw died on March 30, 1996 in [[Los Angeles]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Dinitia|title=Robert J. Shaw, 79, TV Writer Known for 'Who Shot J. R.?'|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/22/arts/robert-j-shaw-79-tv-writer-known-for-who-shot-j-r.html|work=22 April, 1996|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Robert J. Shaw; Radio and Television Scriptwriter|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16672123.html?dids=16672123:16672123&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Apr+20,+1996&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Robert+J.+Shaw;+Radio+and+Television+Scriptwriter&pqatl=google|work=20 April 1996|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref>
Shaw attended the [[University of Wisconsin]]. In 1940 he sold ''[[Front Page Farrell]]'' to [[NBC]]. He subsequently went on to work on ''[[Mr. District Attorney]]'', ''[[The Million Dollar Face]]'', ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'', ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'', ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'', and ''[[Portia Faces Life]]''. With ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]'', Shaw launched his television writing career. He worked on ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'', ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'', ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' ("[[The Gathering Storm (Dallas)|The Gathering Storm]]"), ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Somerset]]'', ''[[CBS Daytime 90]]'' (1974: starring [[Constance Towers]], [[Brett Halsey]] and [[Tom Happer]]) and ''[[General Hospital]]'' (ex-[[head writer]]). Shaw died on March 30, 1996, in Los Angeles<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Dinitia|title=Robert J. Shaw, 79, TV Writer Known for 'Who Shot J. R.?'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/22/arts/robert-j-shaw-79-tv-writer-known-for-who-shot-j-r.html|work=22 April 1996|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=March 1, 2011|date=April 22, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Robert J. Shaw; Radio and Television Scriptwriter|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16672123.html?dids=16672123:16672123&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Apr+20,+1996&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Robert+J.+Shaw;+Radio+and+Television+Scriptwriter&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040056/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/16672123.html?dids=16672123:16672123&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Apr+20,+1996&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Robert+J.+Shaw;+Radio+and+Television+Scriptwriter&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|work=20 April 1996|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=March 1, 2011|date=April 20, 1996}}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
During his career, Shaw earned seven [[Emmy Awards]] nominations.
Shaw earned seven [[Emmy Awards]] nominations during his career.

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Credit !! Notes
|-
| 1978
|''[[The Users (film)|The Users]]''
|Screenplay By
|Television Movie
|-
| 1981
|''The Million Dollar Face''
|Story By
|Television Movie
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! TV Series !! Credit !! Notes
|-
| 1950–56
|''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]''
|Writer
|13 Episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1953
|''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]''
|Writer
|3 Episodes
|-
|''[[Suspense (American TV series)|Suspense]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
| 1954
|''[[Waterfront (1955 TV series)|Waterfront]]''
|Writer
|3 Episodes
|-
| 1954–55
|''[[Danger (TV series)|Danger]]''
|Writer
|2 Episodes
|-
| 1955
|''[[Pond's Theater]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
| 1955–56
|''[[Star Tonight]]''
|Writer
|2 Episodes
|-
| 1956
|''[[Kraft Television Theatre]]''
|Writer
|2 Episodes
|-
| 1956–57
|''[[NBC Matinee Theater]]''
|Writer
|4 Episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|1958
|''[[Harbormaster (TV series)|Harbormaster]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''[[Man with a Camera]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''[[Target (American TV series)|Target]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
| 1958–59
|''[[Highway Patrol (American TV series)|Highway Patrol]]''
|Writer
|3 Episodes
|-
| rowspan=5|1959
|''[[The David Niven Show]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''[[The Detectives (1959 TV series)|The Detectives]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''[[M Squad]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''The Troubleshooters''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''[[Zorro (1957 TV series)|Zorro]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
| 1959–60
|''[[This Man Dawson]]''
|Writer
|2 Episodes
|-
| 1959–63
|''[[Hawaiian Eye]]''
|Writer
|19 Episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|1960
|''[[Lock-Up (TV series)|Lock-Up]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''[[Michael Shayne]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
|''[[Surfside 6]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
| 1960–61
|''[[The Roaring 20's (TV series)|The Roaring 20's]]''
|Writer
|3 Episodes
|-
| 1961–63
|''[[77 Sunset Strip]]''
|Writer
|3 Episodes
|-
| 1962
|''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]''
|Writer
|2 Episodes
|-
| 1963
|''[[Ripcord (TV series)|Ripcord]]''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
| 1964
|''[[The Lieutenant]]''
|Writer
|3 Episodes
|-
| 1964–65
|''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]''
|Writer
|16 Episodes
|-
| 1965
|''[[Our Private World]]''
|Writer
|2 Episodes
|-
| 1966
|''[[The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)|The Long Hot Summer]]''
|Writer, Executive Story Consultant
|10 Episodes
|-
| 1966–67
|''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]''
|Writer
|2 Episodes
|-
| 1969–73
|''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]''
|Writer, Story Consultant
|6 Episodes
|-
| 1974
|''CBS Daytime 90''
|Writer
|1 Episode
|-
| 1974–75
|''[[Somerset (TV series)|Somerset]]''
|Head Writer
|
|-
| 1977–80
|''[[Search for Tomorrow]]''
|Writer
|6 Episodes
|-
| 1980–81
|''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]''
|Writer, Story Editor
|12 Episodes
|-
| 1981–85
|''[[General Hospital]]''
|Writer
|17 Episodes
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0789947}}
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789947/ Robert J. Shaw] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

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[[Category:American soap opera writers]]
[[Category:People from Pewaukee, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from California]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Wisconsin]]
[[Category:20th-century American screenwriters]]
[[Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni]]
[[Category:University of California, Los Angeles faculty]]

Latest revision as of 19:00, 22 December 2024

Robert J. Shaw
Born(1917-11-11)November 11, 1917
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, US
DiedMarch 30, 1996(1996-03-30) (aged 78)
Los Angeles
OccupationWriter, teacher

Robert J. Shaw (1917–1996) was an American television writer with 39 credits and teacher of screenwriting at UCLA.

Career

[edit]

Shaw attended the University of Wisconsin. In 1940 he sold Front Page Farrell to NBC. He subsequently went on to work on Mr. District Attorney, The Million Dollar Face, Hawaiian Eye, Medical Center, The F.B.I., and Portia Faces Life. With Robert Montgomery Presents, Shaw launched his television writing career. He worked on Hawaiian Eye, Peyton Place, Dallas ("The Gathering Storm"), 77 Sunset Strip, Search for Tomorrow, Somerset, CBS Daytime 90 (1974: starring Constance Towers, Brett Halsey and Tom Happer) and General Hospital (ex-head writer). Shaw died on March 30, 1996, in Los Angeles[1][2]

Recognition

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Shaw earned seven Emmy Awards nominations during his career.

Filmography

[edit]

Films

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Year Film Credit Notes
1978 The Users Screenplay By Television Movie
1981 The Million Dollar Face Story By Television Movie

Television

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Year TV Series Credit Notes
1950–56 Robert Montgomery Presents Writer 13 Episodes
1953 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Writer 3 Episodes
Suspense Writer 1 Episode
1954 Waterfront Writer 3 Episodes
1954–55 Danger Writer 2 Episodes
1955 Pond's Theater Writer 1 Episode
1955–56 Star Tonight Writer 2 Episodes
1956 Kraft Television Theatre Writer 2 Episodes
1956–57 NBC Matinee Theater Writer 4 Episodes
1958 Harbormaster Writer 1 Episode
Man with a Camera Writer 1 Episode
Target Writer 1 Episode
1958–59 Highway Patrol Writer 3 Episodes
1959 The David Niven Show Writer 1 Episode
The Detectives Writer 1 Episode
M Squad Writer 1 Episode
The Troubleshooters Writer 1 Episode
Zorro Writer 1 Episode
1959–60 This Man Dawson Writer 2 Episodes
1959–63 Hawaiian Eye Writer 19 Episodes
1960 Lock-Up Writer 1 Episode
Michael Shayne Writer 1 Episode
Surfside 6 Writer 1 Episode
1960–61 The Roaring 20's Writer 3 Episodes
1961–63 77 Sunset Strip Writer 3 Episodes
1962 Checkmate Writer 2 Episodes
1963 Ripcord Writer 1 Episode
1964 The Lieutenant Writer 3 Episodes
1964–65 Peyton Place Writer 16 Episodes
1965 Our Private World Writer 2 Episodes
1966 The Long Hot Summer Writer, Executive Story Consultant 10 Episodes
1966–67 The F.B.I. Writer 2 Episodes
1969–73 Medical Center Writer, Story Consultant 6 Episodes
1974 CBS Daytime 90 Writer 1 Episode
1974–75 Somerset Head Writer
1977–80 Search for Tomorrow Writer 6 Episodes
1980–81 Dallas Writer, Story Editor 12 Episodes
1981–85 General Hospital Writer 17 Episodes

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Smith, Dinitia (April 22, 1996). "Robert J. Shaw, 79, TV Writer Known for 'Who Shot J. R.?'". 22 April 1996. The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Robert J. Shaw; Radio and Television Scriptwriter". 20 April 1996. Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1996. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
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