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Irma Kalish (1924–2021), pioneering TV writer for “Maude,” “The Facts of Life”

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Irma Kalish was a pioneering TV producer and writer for classic sitcoms including “Maude,” “The Facts of Life,” and “Good Times.”Kalish was one of the first women working behind the scenes in television when she began her TV career in the 1950s.

She got her start working in radio, writing for “The Martin & Lewis Show” along with her late husband, Austin “Rocky” Kalish.

The couple went on to write together for TV shows including “My Three Sons,” “All in the Family,” and “Too Close for Comfort.” Among their most memorable achievements was the script for the groundbreaking 1972 “Maude” episode “Maude’s Dilemma,” focusing on the main character’s decision to have an abortion.

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