Ronald I. Friedman, a television and film writer and producer known for his work “Gi Joe: A Real American Hero”, “The Transformers: The Movie” and “Marvel Action Hour”, passed away on September 15th. He was 93 years old.
Friedman died of cardiopulmonary arrest at the Woodland Hills Film and Television Fund.
Born in West Virginia in 1932, Friedman grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Carnegie Mellon University.
As a member of the WGA, Friedman has collected over 700 hours of Primetime Television’s written content in shows such as The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, Gilligan’s Island, The Odd Couple, and Happy Days. As a writer, Friedman worked on a variety of other projects, including “My Favorite Martian”, “Get Smart”, “I Dream of Jeannie”, “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir”, “The Partridge Family”, “That Good Guys”, and “That Is My Mama”.
In 1966, Friedman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work written for “The Danny Kaye Show” and continued to write for television shows such as “Chico and the Man,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “The Fall Guy,” and “Fantasy Island.”
After writing in the live-action series, Friedman continued to write about animation projects such as the 1990s “Gi Joe: A Real American Hero” and Marvel’s 1994 “Fantastic Four” series. Friedman was a writer for Marvel, working on the “Iron Man” animation series in 1994. He previously worked on Warner Bros Animation’s animation sitcom “Tazmania” on RAN from 1991 to 1995.
Friedman was survived by his wife Val.
