BOB HOPE - HOPE'S JOKE MAN LACHMAN DIES THREE DAYS BEFORE HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY

HOPE'S JOKE MAN LACHMAN DIES THREE DAYS BEFORE HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY

Comedy great BOB HOPE's Emmy Award-winning joke writer, MORTON LACHMAN, has died in Los Angeles.
The writer/comedian spent two decades laughing with Hope before becoming a TV sitcom producer and taking charge of beloved U.S. shows like All in the Family and Kate & Allie. He also wrote, directed and produced variety show The Red Skelton Hour and comedies Sanford and That’s My Mama.
Lachman co-wrote the family film Yours, Mine & Ours, and his jokes were told at 11 Oscar ceremonies and six Grammy Awards shows.
He won two Emmys - for All In The Family in 1971 and The Girl Who Couldn't Lose in 1975.
Lachman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday (17Mar09) - three days before his 90th birthday.