In Memoriam 2021
Dedicated to the lives and memories of recently deceased WGAW members. Select the names below to read their obituaries and credits.
Donald A. Ramsey
April 17, 1935 – December 30, 2021
John Bowman
September 28, 1957 – December 28, 2021
Rosemary Farmer
December 8, 1933 – December 27, 2021
Harry Colomby
August 20, 1929 – December 25, 2021
Joan Didion
December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021
Martin Rips
February 6, 1949 – December 22, 2021
Murray Mintz
May 19, 1939 – December 22, 2021
J. David Miles
June 14, 1962 – December 20, 2021
Eve Babitz
May 13, 1943 – December 18, 2021
Burt Prelutsky
January 5, 1940 – December 17, 2021
Frank Mula
January 20, 1950 – December 17, 2021
George Atkins
May 18, 1929 – December 14, 2021
Anne Rice
October 4, 1941 – December 12, 2021
Ric Gibbs
December 30, 1957 – December 12, 2021
Michael Nesmith
December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021
John Zodrow
October 20, 1944 – December 8, 2021
Joseph Mordye Siegman
July 30, 1935 – December 7, 2021
Abe Polsky
August 13, 1935 – November 30, 2021
Ed Hunsaker
January 3, 1953 – November 29, 2021
Robert E. Swanson
September 16, 1932 – November 25, 2021
Andrew Vachss
October 19, 1942 – November 23, 2021
Will Ryan
May 21, 1949 – November 19, 2021
Dominic Orlando
December 25, 1963 – November 17, 2021
Phil Margo
April 1, 1942 – November 13, 2021
Gary Hamner
October 14, 1939 – November 11, 2021
Elizabeth Snyder
January 9, 1961 – November 9, 2021
Ed Brown
April 1, 1962 – November 9, 2021
Stuart Schoffman
December 19, 1947 – November 7, 2021
Kirk V. Hachigian
July 30, 1949 – November 2, 2021
David Assael
January 12, 1947 – November 1, 2021
Arthur Weingarten
August 31, 1935 – October 30, 2021
Jonathan Reynolds
February 13, 1942 – October 27, 2021
Mort Sahl
May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021
Josephine Cummings
February 19, 1955 – October 26, 2021
Stewart C. Billett
November 19, 1935 – October 22, 2021
Bima Stagg
May 3, 1945 – October 21, 2021
Michael Laughlin
November 28, 1938 – October 20, 2021
Leslie Bricusse
January 29, 1931 – October 19, 2021
Floyd Salas
January 24, 1931 – October 17, 2021
Michael Nicholas Boone
September 7, 1944 – October 14, 2021
Gary J. Paulsen
May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021
Iris Golden
March 13, 1937 – October 10, 2021
Lanny Cotler
July 4, 1941 – October 7, 2021
Jill Trump
June 23, 1950 – October 3, 2021
Leon Prochnik
May 31, 1933 – October 1, 2021
Samuel Riddle
December 12, 1937 – September 27, 2021
Paul W. Cooper
April 27, 1947 – September 27, 2021
Claire Whitaker
May 26, 1928 – September 25, 2021
Jay Sandrich
February 24, 1932 – September 22, 2021
Sheila Judis Weisberg
April 30, 1939 – September 20, 2021
Lester Colodny
October 25, 1925 – September 16, 2021
Ronald Roose
December 24, 1945 – September 15, 2021
Norm MacDonald
October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021
Irma Kalish
October 6, 1924 – September 6, 2021
Ethel Brez
August 12, 1937 – August 25, 2021
George R. Hodges
February 22, 1936 – August 19, 2021
Arnold Kane
May 21, 1935 – August 15, 2021
Eric Stacey, Jr.
May 12, 1944 – August 11, 2021
John Steven Owen
November 1, 1949 – August 6, 2021
Beau Bensink
April 1, 1960 – August 3, 2021
Sally Nemeth
March 19, 1959 – July 30, 2021
Jack Couffer
December 7, 1924 – July 30, 2021
David Von Ancken
December 5, 1964 – July 26, 2021
Nance McCormick
May 15, 1948 – July 21, 2021
Kenneth F. Carter
February 4, 1954 – July 20, 2021
William F. Nolan
March 6, 1928 – July 15, 2021
Pamela De Maigret
November 20, 1937 – July 12, 2021
Richard B. Eckhaus
January 28, 1950 – July 11, 2021
Chick Vennera
March 27, 1947 – July 7, 2021
Jay Varela
July 7, 1937 – June 24, 2021
Doris Garter Gordon
November 10, 1945 – June 21, 2021
Ann L. Gibbs
September 26, 1946 – June 21, 2021
Norman S. Powell
November 2, 1934 – June 16, 2021
John Sacret Young
May 24, 1946 – June 3, 2021
Crawford Binion
August 16, 1952 – May 30, 2021
Heidi Ferrer
May 28, 1970 – May 26, 2021
Arlen S. Peters
March 13, 1950 – May 24, 2021
Peter A. Osterlund
September 9, 1960 – May 19, 2021
Paul Mooney (aka Jimmie Ealy)
August 4, 1941 – May 19, 2021
John Neufeld
December 14, 1938 – May 16, 2021
Joan Desberg Greenberg
January 3, 1933 – May 14, 2021
Lou De Costa
May 26, 1948 – May 11, 2021
Ken Blancato
April 29, 1945 – May 11, 2021
William L. Floyd
October 18, 1943 – May 8, 2021
Sidney Davis
January 24, 1937 – May 8, 2021
Michael Edens
July 24, 1951 – May 7, 2021
Mel Kinder
August 12, 1938 – May 5, 2021
Garry Bowren
December 16, 1963 – April 28, 2021
William H. Siegel
November 29, 1940 – April 22, 2021
Jaison Starkes
December 26, 1947 – April 21, 2021
Bernie Kahn
April 26, 1930 – April 21, 2021
Lyla Oliver
June 7, 1950 – April 18, 2021
Donald C. Van Atta
March 15, 1930 – April 17, 2021
Aaron Stern
March 26, 1925 – April 13, 2021
Michael McCants
November 8, 1959 – April 10, 2021
Jack Kaufman
July 14, 1931 – April 10, 2021
Richard Rush
April 15, 1929 – April 8, 2021
James Hampton
July 9, 1936 – April 7, 2021
Martin J. Smith
January 5, 1938 – April 3, 2021
John Paragon
December 9, 1954 – April 3, 2021
Larry McMurtry
June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021
Joel Steiger
March 11, 1942 – March 21, 2021
Mike Scott
November 15, 1942 – March 21, 2021
Nancy Bond
Juy 10, 1938 – March 15, 2021
Jeffrey Hayes
March 3, 1953 – March 9, 2021
Leah Appet
August 30, 1939 – March 9, 2021
Guerdon S. Trueblood
November 2, 1933 – March 3, 2021
Marvin Gluck
October 14, 1933 – February 27, 2021
Scott E. Atkinson
July 23, 1966 – February 26, 2021
Larry Alexander
July 21, 1939 – February 21, 2021
Mel Sherer
August 18, 1945 – February 20, 2021
Charles Meeker
June 17, 1942 – February 18, 2021
Frank Lupo
January 22, 1955 – February 18, 2021
Eric Kaldor
June 28, 1929 – February 17, 2021
John Huff
January 20, 1946 – February 16, 2021
Richard F. De Baun
July 6, 1946 – February 14, 2021
Brad Marks
September 4, 1937 – February 12, 2021
Donald J. Paonessa
February 23, 1944 – February 9, 2021
Jean Lisette Aroeste
October 2, 1932 – February 8, 2021
Reuven Bar-Yotam
December 25, 1935 – February 6, 2021
Mary Hughes-Thompson
December 10, 1933 – February 5, 2021
Harry Mark Petrakis
June 5, 1923 – February 2, 2021
Robert C. Jones
March 30, 1936 – February 1, 2021
Marc Wilmore
May 4, 1963 – January 30, 2021
Allan Burns
May 18, 1935 – January 30, 2021
Cy Chermak
September 20, 1929 – January 29, 2021
Marty Brill
May 6, 1932 – January 23, 2021
Jack Turley
July 21, 1927 – January 19, 2021
Reginald D. Brown
March 14, 1952 – January 19, 2021
David Richardson
December 24, 1955 – January 18, 2021
Richard Lindheim
May 28, 1939 – January 18, 2021
Torian Hughes
November 27, 1960 – January 18, 2021
Howard Morganstern
July 19, 1934 – January 17, 2021
Stacy Title
February 21, 1964 – January 11, 2021
Barry Oringer
December 3, 1935 – January 10, 2021
James Inman
March 2, 1931 – January 8, 2021
Dick Robbins
January 30, 1927 – January 7, 2021
Ed Hider
September 24, 1933 – January 7, 2021
James T. Surtees
May 15, 1945 – January 6, 2021
Hans Kracauer
December 29, 1933 – January 2, 2021
Katherine Coker
June 6, 1928 – January 2, 2021