By Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/Reporter Emmy-nominated comedy writer and producer Saul Turteltaub died on April 9. He was 87 Director John Turteltaub, the youngest son of Saul confirmed that he died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills.
Saul Turteltaub served as a writer and producer for iconic shows in television history including The Carol Burnett Show, Sanford and Son and That Girl.
He received an Emmy nomination for The Carol Burnett Show in 1968 and earned back-to-back noms in 1964 and 1965 for as part of the writing team for the U.S.
iteration of the political satire TV series That Was the Week That Was. Turteltaub teamed with Bernie Orenstein and Bud Yorkin to form TOY Productions and worked on What’s Happening!!,
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