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Welcome back to In Conversation with ATF! Today I speak to Ron Friedman, developer and writer of GI Joe and Transformers (Yes, he's the guy who brought them ...
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1965–present. Ronald I. Friedman (born August 1, 1932) is an American television and film producer and writer most known for his work on such animated television shows as G.I. Joe, The Transformers and the Marvel Action Hour. He has also written for shows including Iron Man and Fantastic Four as well as the animated film The Transformers: The ...
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Transformers The Movie and Generation One TV series writer Ron Friedman discusses the odd journey his career path took him on during his panel with Transform...
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May 10, 2020 · Ron Friedman: Mickey Ross was a director and a writer who got me a job writing Sergio Franchi's nightclub act. Mickey liked my work and he was offered an album with Vaughn Meader. It was his first non-JFK album.
In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Ron Friedman talks about his early life and his first writing jobs, penning gags for the comedian Shelley Berman and for The Perry Como Show. He chronicles writing for The Jonathan Winters Show and for The Danny Kaye Show , the latter of which earned him an Emmy nomination in 1966.
With more than 700 TV and movie scripts to his name on shows like Get Smart, Bewitched, The Odd Couple, and Charlie’s Angels, Ron shares his secrets to entering the rarified atmosphere of professional film and television writing…as well as some practical tips for surviving on a rigorously competitive career path.