- Susan Harris
Susan Harris (born Susan Spivak on
October 28 ,1940 inMount Vernon, New York ) is atelevision comedy writer and producer.She created the series "Soap", "Benson", "
The Golden Girls ", "Empty Nest", "Nurses", and "The Golden Palace ". She also wrote or co-wrote all of the episodes of "Soap" and appeared on two episodes as the hooker Babette. She has been married to television producerPaul Junger Witt since 18 September 1983; he co-produced all the shows she created. She was married from 1965-1969 to the late actor Berkeley Harris.She suffers from
chronic fatigue syndrome , which meant she was unable to play more of a part in the production of "The Golden Girls". Her malady was written into a storyline whereBea Arthur 's character was diagnosed with CFS.Harris sold her first script to "
Then Came Bronson ", then wrote for "Love, American Style ", "All in the Family ", and the TV adaptation ofNeil Simon 's "Barefoot in the Park". Her "Maude'sAbortion " episode won theHumanitas Prize .She formed Witt/Thomas/Harris with Witt and Tony Thomas. She was honored with Writers' Guild's
Paddy Chayefsky Award in 2005.External links
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* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/H/htmlH/harrissusan/harrissusan.htm Museum of Broadcast Communications profile of Susan Harris]
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