Robert Van Scoyk(1928-2002)
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Robert Van Scoyk was born on 13 January 1928 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Columbo (1971), Flying High (1978) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). He was married to Leona Plotkin Van Scoyk. He died on 26 August 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Awards
- 1 win
Writer
Producer
Additional Crew
- Alternative names
- Bob Van Scoyk
- Born
- Died
- August 26, 2002
- Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from diabetes)
- Spouse
- Leona Plotkin Van Scoyk1972 - August 26, 2002 (his death, 3 children)
- Other worksStage Play: The Littlest Revue. Musical. Sketches by: Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Eudora Welty, Mike Stewart, George Baxt, Bud McCreery, Allan Manings and Robert Van Scoyk. Music by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke. Additional music and lyrics by John Latouche, Sheldon Harnick, Lee Adams, Charles Strouse, John Strauss, Sidney Shaw, Sammy Cahn and Michael Brown. Musical Director: Will Irwin. Music orchestrated by John Strauss. Additional orchestrations by: Joe Glover and Tommy Goodman. Choreographed by Charles Weidman. Conceived by Ben Bagley. Directed by Paul Lammers. Phoenix Theatre: 22 May 1956- 17 Jun 1956 (32 performances). Cast: Beverley Bozeman (as "Young Woman/Sister/Evans/Show Girl"), Joel Grey (as "Compere/Son/The Vice-President/The Window Washer/Prime Minister"), Tammy Grimes (as "Woman/Mom/Compere/Violet Whichaway"), Mary Harmon (as "Show Girl/Slave Girl"), Dorothy Jarnac (as "Daughter-in-law/The Gamin/Show Girl"), George Marcy (as "Junior/Compere/Wrecker/Escort/Judge"), Tommy Morton (as "Man/Grandfather/Wrecker/Escort/Cop/H. Drexel Groves"), Charlotte Rae (as "Compere/Old Woman/Ecstasy/The Secretary/Millicent Fortescue/Brunhilde Benzine/Mrs. McKenzie"), Larry Storch (as "Man/Dad/The Playwright/Desmond Dupree/Prince") [Broadway debut]. Understudies: Mary Harmon, Jack Kauflin. Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director. Norris Houghton: Co-Founder).
- TriviaIn 1979, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
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