Nate Monaster

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Nate Monaster , actually Nathan P. Monaster (born September 22, 1911 in Chicago , † May 12, 1990 in Los Angeles ), was an American screenwriter .

Live and act

Nate Monaster began his professional career writing for radio shows such as Burns and Allen and Duffy's Tavern with Ed Gardner . Then he switched to television. There he wrote scripts for The Milton Berle Show , Bachelor Father , Alcoa Theater and Mother is the Very Best with Donna Reed, among others . In total, he was involved in over 100 programs.

His greatest success came Monaster as co-writer of the screenplay of the film comedy A Touch of Mink (1962) with Doris Day and Cary Grant in the leading roles. In 1963 he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay together with Stanley Shapiro . This script also earned him and Shapiro a 1963 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy.

Monaster was a long-time member of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW). This Los Angeles-based writers union is the western section of the Writers Guild of America . From 1963 to 1965 Monaster was President of the WGAW. In 1984 the Writers Guild of America recognized him for his services with the Morgan Cox Award.

Monaster died of heart disease in 1990 at the age of 74 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He left behind his wife, two daughters and a son.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1951–1953: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
  • 1956–1957: Hey, Jeannie!
  • 1957: December Bride (TV series)
  • 1957: The Regiment Sack ( The Sad Sack )
  • 1957: Bachelor Father (TV series)
  • 1958–1961 Mother is the very best ( The Donna Reed Show )
  • 1959: Alcoa Theater (TV series)
  • 1962: That Touch of Mink ( That Touch of Mink )
  • 1963: Bob on Safari ( Call Me Bwana )
  • 1965: An Apartment for Three ( A Very Special Favor )
  • 1967: Mini-Max ( Get Smart , TV series)
  • 1968: Tenderly the trap snaps shut ( How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life )
  • 1968: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir ( The Ghost & Mrs. Muir , TV series)
  • 1969: Three's a Crowd (TV movie)
  • 1970: Headmaster (TV series)
  • 1978: All in the Family (TV series)
  • 1980: Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nathan Monaster; TV, film writer. In: Los Angeles Times May 18, 1990. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  2. ^ The 35th Academy Awards 1963 oscars.org. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Previous Nominees & Winners ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2015 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. wga.org. Retrieved January 25, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wga.org
  4. ↑ Past Presidents ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. wga.org. Retrieved January 25, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wga.org
  5. ↑ The Morgan Cox Award ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. wga.org. Retrieved January 25, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wga.org
  6. ↑ Mathan Monaster, Scriptwriter, 74. In: The New York Times on May 19, 1990. Accessed January 25, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Monaster, Nate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Monaster, Nathan P.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1990
Place of death los Angeles