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Gail Parent (born August 12, 1940) is an American television screenwriter, producer, and author. Life and career. Parent was born Gail Kostner in New York City, New York, the daughter of Ruth (née Goldberg) and Theodore Kostner, a Wall Street executive. Parent is Jewish.
Gail Parent is an American writer and producer who has worked on shows like The Carol Burnett Show, The Golden Girls and Tracey Takes On.... She was born in 1940 and has won two Primetime Emmys.
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Feb 15, 2019 · For her full interview, see https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/gail-parentAll content copyright The Television Academy Foundation Interviews...
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Gail Parent Biography (1940-) Original name, Gail Kostner; born August 12, 1940, in New York, NY; daughterof Theodore (a Wall Street executive) and Ruth (maiden name, Goldberg) Kostner; married Lair Parent (a television producer), June 24, 1962 (divorced, 1979); children: two sons.
Gail Parent is a US-born writer and producer who worked on shows like Tracey Takes On... and The Golden Girls. She was born in 1940 and is the writing partner of Kenny Solms.
Gail Parent is an award-winning writer and producer whose credits include Tracey Takes On, starring Tracey Ullman, The Carol Burnett Show, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and The Golden Girls. Also a bestselling novelist, Parent is the author of Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York .
In her three-hour-plus interview, Gail Parent discusses becoming the only female writer for a variety show when she joined the staff of The Carol Burnett Show in 1967. She talks about her long stint on the show, working with Carol Burnett and writing for series regulars Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, and Vicki Lawrence.
