Mort Nathan is an American television producer, screenwriter and film director. He was one of the co-producers and head writers of the comedy show The Golden Girls. Nathan won two Emmy awards, two Golden Globes, and a Writers Guild of America award for his work on the series.[citation needed] He has written and produced over 150 hours of prime time television shows and directed the feature films Boat Trip,[1] Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, and National Lampoon's Bag Boy.
Mort Nathan | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, film director, producer |
| Notable work | The Golden Girls |
In 1989, he started out KTMB Productions with Barry Fanaro, and two alums from The Golden Girls, Kathy Speer and Terry Grossman, with a deal at Touchstone Television.[2] Both Fanaro and Nathan subsequently moved to Paramount Television in 1992 to start out Fanaro/Nathan Productions.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rooney, David (21 March 2003). "Boat Trip". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Disney development deals" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1989-05-01. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Paramount and Disney get creattive" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1992-07-13. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
External links
edit- Mort Nathan at IMDb
