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Ben Starr
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Wrote plays, including "The Family Way," which had a brief run on Broadway in 1965.
TV writer.
Co-creator,
The Facts of Life (1979)
and
Silver Spoons (1982)
.
Served in World War II.
Attended City College in New York before graduating from UCLA.
Got his start in radio where he wrote for Al Jolson, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin and George Burns.
Raised in Brooklyn by Russian immigrant parents.
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