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'''Joyce Burditt''' (also known as '''Joyce Rebeta-Burditt''') is an American writer and network executive known for creating the TV series ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/diagnosis-murder-miracle-cure-1200433546/|title=Diagnosis Murder Miracle Cure|last=Scott|first=Tony|date=1993-10-28|work=Variety|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/08/arts/television-one-senior-sleuth-slips-into-the-slot-left-by-another.html|title=TELEVISION; One Senior Sleuth Slips Into the Slot Left by Another|date=1998-02-08|work=The New York Times|last=Wohl|first=Alexander|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en}}</ref> which ran for almost 200 episodes and TV movies. She has also been a longtime writer and producer on such TV series as ''[[Perry Mason (TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', and the ''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/438285934/|title=Joyce Burditt spends days plotting murders|date=December 29, 1990|page=45|last=Bock|first=Jerry|work=Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Newspapers.com|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en}}</ref> She wrote a best selling novel, ''[[The Cracker Factory]]'', in 1977, about an alcoholic housewife, which is partly drawn from her own experience in and out of institutions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/17/archives/the-cracker-factory.html|title=The Cracker Factory|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Ballantyne|first=Sheila|date=April 17, 1977|access-date=August 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/71604266/|title=A typical suburban woman—almost|date=May 21, 1977|page=57|work=The Daily Herald from Arlington Heights, Illinois on Newspapers.com|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en}}</ref> It was made into an American TV movie of the same name.<ref>{{cite book|title=Video Movie Guide 2001|last1=Martin|first1=Mick|last2=Porter|first2=Marsha|publisher=Ballantine Books|date=2000|pages=228|isbn=9780345420992|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/videomovieguide200mart}}</ref> This was followed by the sequel, ''The Cracker Factory 2: Welcome to Women's Group'', in 2010. She wrote the humorous novel ''Triplets'', in 1982, and the mystery novel ''Buck Naked'', about a Los Angeles detective heroine, in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-06-20/entertainment/ca-16934_1_mystery-writer|title=Writer Finding Elusive Secret to Success|last=BIEDERMAN|first=PATRICIA WARD|date=1996-06-20|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>
'''Joyce Burditt''' (also known as '''Joyce Rebeta-Burditt''') is an American writer and network executive known for creating the TV series ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/diagnosis-murder-miracle-cure-1200433546/|title=Diagnosis Murder Miracle Cure|last=Scott|first=Tony|date=1993-10-28|work=Variety|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/08/arts/television-one-senior-sleuth-slips-into-the-slot-left-by-another.html|title=TELEVISION; One Senior Sleuth Slips Into the Slot Left by Another|date=1998-02-08|work=The New York Times|last=Wohl|first=Alexander|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en}}</ref> which ran for almost 200 episodes and TV movies. She has also been a longtime writer and producer on such TV series as ''[[Perry Mason (TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'', and the ''[[Father Dowling Mysteries]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/438285934/|title=Joyce Burditt spends days plotting murders|date=December 29, 1990|page=45|last=Bock|first=Jerry|work=Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Newspapers.com|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en}}</ref> She wrote a best selling novel, ''[[The Cracker Factory]]'', in 1977, about an alcoholic housewife, which is partly drawn from her own experience in and out of institutions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/17/archives/the-cracker-factory.html|title=The Cracker Factory|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Ballantyne|first=Sheila|date=April 17, 1977|access-date=August 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/71604266/|title=A typical suburban woman—almost|date=May 21, 1977|page=57|work=The Daily Herald from Arlington Heights, Illinois on Newspapers.com|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en}}</ref> It was made into an American TV movie of the same name.<ref>{{cite book|title=Video Movie Guide 2001|last1=Martin|first1=Mick|last2=Porter|first2=Marsha|publisher=Ballantine Books|date=2000|pages=[https://archive.org/details/videomovieguide200mart/page/228 228]|isbn=9780345420992|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/videomovieguide200mart/page/228}}</ref> This was followed by the sequel, ''The Cracker Factory 2: Welcome to Women's Group'', in 2010. She wrote the humorous novel ''Triplets'', in 1982, and the mystery novel ''Buck Naked'', about a Los Angeles detective heroine, in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-06-20/entertainment/ca-16934_1_mystery-writer|title=Writer Finding Elusive Secret to Success|last=BIEDERMAN|first=PATRICIA WARD|date=1996-06-20|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 07:14, 19 December 2019

Joyce Burditt
BornCleveland, Ohio
OccupationWriter and network executive
Notable worksDiagnosis: Murder, Perry Mason, Matlock, The Cracker Factory
SpouseGeorge Burditt

Joyce Burditt (also known as Joyce Rebeta-Burditt) is an American writer and network executive known for creating the TV series Diagnosis: Murder,[1][2] which ran for almost 200 episodes and TV movies. She has also been a longtime writer and producer on such TV series as Perry Mason, Matlock, and the Father Dowling Mysteries.[3] She wrote a best selling novel, The Cracker Factory, in 1977, about an alcoholic housewife, which is partly drawn from her own experience in and out of institutions.[4][5] It was made into an American TV movie of the same name.[6] This was followed by the sequel, The Cracker Factory 2: Welcome to Women's Group, in 2010. She wrote the humorous novel Triplets, in 1982, and the mystery novel Buck Naked, about a Los Angeles detective heroine, in 1998.[7]

Personal life

She married the writer George Burditt in 1957. She lives in Southern California. She was born in 1938 to a middle class family. She moved to California in 1969 to start her career.[8]

References

  1. ^ Scott, Tony (1993-10-28). "Diagnosis Murder Miracle Cure". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  2. ^ Wohl, Alexander (1998-02-08). "TELEVISION; One Senior Sleuth Slips Into the Slot Left by Another". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. ^ Bock, Jerry (December 29, 1990). "Joyce Burditt spends days plotting murders". Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Newspapers.com. p. 45. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  4. ^ Ballantyne, Sheila (April 17, 1977). "The Cracker Factory". The New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "A typical suburban woman—almost". The Daily Herald from Arlington Heights, Illinois on Newspapers.com. May 21, 1977. p. 57. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  6. ^ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2000). Video Movie Guide 2001. Ballantine Books. pp. 228. ISBN 9780345420992.
  7. ^ BIEDERMAN, PATRICIA WARD (1996-06-20). "Writer Finding Elusive Secret to Success". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  8. ^ "Joyce Rebeta-Burditt Knows Why Housewives Become Alcoholics: She's Been Through the Ordeal". People.com. People. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

External links

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