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Nathan Hiken (June 23, 1914 – December 7, 1968) was an American radio and television writer, producer, and songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1950s. [1][2] Early years. Hiken was born on June 23, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Jewish parents.
Nat Hiken was born on 23 June 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Car 54, Where Are You? (1961), The Phil Silvers Show (1955) and The Ballad of Louie the Louse (1959).
Mar 28, 2019 · Nat Hiken did just fine, going over to CBS and creating one of the most loved sitcoms of all time, THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW (SGT. BILKO). A few years later he did it again with another highly regarded comedy show, CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?
Nat Hiken, TV Writer, Is Dead; Creator of Sgt. Bilko Was 54; Director of 'Car 54' Had Also Been Associate of Fred Allen and Milton Berle
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Regarded by his contemporaries as one of television’s premier comedy creators, Nat Hiken was the driving creative force behind the classic 1950s and 1960s series Sgt. Bilko and the hilarious Car...
Apr 30, 2019 · Nat Hiken was a pioneering American TV writer, producer, and songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1950s when he gave American television audiences probably their finest half hour series of comedies; The Phil Silvers Show. Hiken had a gift of economy with words that distinguished him from other writers.
Apr 14, 1996 · An informal 1956 poll of comedy writers published in Time magazine named Nat Hiken as the "finest writer in TV today," a striking tribute considering the fact that...
Nat Hiken was born on 23 June 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Phil Silvers Show (1955), Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) and The Ballad of Louie the Louse (1959).
Dec 1, 2000 · King of the Half Hour: Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy. David Everitt. 3.83. 18 ratings3 reviews. Regarded by his contemporaries as one of television’s premier comedy creators, Nat Hiken was the driving creative force behind the classic 1950s and 1960s series Sgt. Bilko and the hilarious Car 54, Where Are You?
Jun 23, 2015 · At 8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 20, 1955, CBS broadcast the debut episode of You’ll Never Get Rich, a peacetime Army comedy created by veteran radio and television writer NAT HIKEN (1914–68). Soon renamed The Phil Silvers Show and popularly known as “Sergeant Bilko,” the show revealed Hiken a comic genius of the highest ...
