Bernie Orenstein
1931–2026Canadian-American television writer and producer known for That Girl, Sanford and Son, and What's Happening!!, who died at 95.
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Bernard "Bernie" Orenstein was a Canadian-American television writer and producer whose career spanned several decades of American sitcoms. Born on February 5, 1931, he formed a long-running creative partnership with Saul Turteltaub, and together they wrote and produced for a string of popular series.
His credits included That Girl, The Monkees, Love, American Style, Sanford and Son and its spin-offs Grady and Sanford Arms, What's Happening!!, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Kate & Allie, and Cosby. He also served as a professor at Long Island University.
Orenstein died on September 14, 2026, at the age of 95.
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