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Sheldon Bernard "Shelly" Keller (August 20, 1923 – September 1, 2008) was an American screenwriter and composer . Life and career. Keller was born in Chicago and attended University of Illinois, where he began writing comedy with his fraternity brother Allan Sherman.
4. Sept. 2008 · Sheldon Keller, an Emmy-winning comedy writer whose work included “Caesar’s Hour,” one of the jewels of 1950s television, died on Monday at his home in Valencia, Calif. He was 85. The cause ...
Sheldon Keller, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who was part of the celebrated writing team on Sid Caesar’s 1950s comedy-variety TV show “Caesar’s Hour,” has died. He was 85.
Sheldon Keller. Writer: Movie Movie. Composer, songwriter and author, educated at the University of Illinois and the University of Maryland. He was a television writer for Sid Caesar, Bing Crosby, Danny Thomas, Art Carney, Dinah Shore, Mary Martin, Danny Kaye and Dick Van Dyke.
- Sheldon Keller
- September 1, 2008
- August 20, 1923
- Overview
- Life and career
- Selected filmography
Sheldon Bernard "Shelly" Keller (August 20, 1923 – September 1, 2008) was an American screenwriter and composer.
Keller was born in Chicago and attended University of Illinois, where he began writing comedy with his fraternity brother Allan Sherman. He served in the Pacific Theater with the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II.
After the war, Keller came home and married Bernice "Bitsy" Berkowitz. They had two children, Casey and Jamie. In 1951, he borrowed $500 from his father-in-law and moved the family to New York hoping to become an entertainer and comedian. He soon began writing for television.
On Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, Keller worked with notable writers Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Selma Diamond, Larry Gelbart, Mel Tolkin, Michael Stewart and Gary Belkin. In 1956, 1957 and 1958 the show was nominated for Emmy Award for Best Comedy Writing – Variety or Situation Comedy.
Keller also wrote several episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show and M*A*S*H, including "For Want of a Boot" and "The Chosen People". His notable screenplays include Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (written with Melvin Frank and Denis Norden), which would later become the inspiration for the stage and film musical
Keller co-wrote the 1979 film Movie Movie with Gelbart, winning the WGA Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen. He also wrote the 1973 crime film Cleopatra Jones (with Max Julien).
Keller wrote television specials for Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye and Carol Channing, winning a 1966 Emmy Award with Hal Goldman and Al Gordon for writing
•Caesar's Hour (1954–1957) (TV)
•The Art Carney Show (1959) (TV)
•The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961) (TV)
•Ensign O'Toole (1962) (TV)
•The Dick Van Dyke Show (1962–1964) (TV)
•An Evening with Carol Channing (1966) (TV)
Born. August 20, 1923 · Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died. September 1, 2008 · Valencia, California, USA (Alzheimer's disease) Mini Bio. Composer, songwriter and author, educated at the University of Illinois and the University of Maryland.
1. Sept. 2008 · By Variety Staff. Comedy writer Sheldon Keller, who collaborated with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on the 1950s sketch comedy show “Caesar’s Hour” and wrote variety shows...
