Ernest Chambers, Emmy-Nominated Writer-Producer for The Smothers Brothers, Dies at 97
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Ernest Chambers, an 11-time Emmy-nominated television writer and producer, died on May 28 at age 97 in Los Angeles after a brief illness, Variety reported. Best known for his work on *The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour*, Chambers began his career writing for 1960s hits including *The Bob Newhart Show* and *The Dick Van Dyke Show*, according to Deadline. Over his 50-year career, he produced, wrote, and executive produced over 1,000 hours of television, earning 11 Emmy and 4 Writers Guild Award nominations, Variety noted.
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Ernest Chambers, an 11-time Emmy-nominated television writer and producer best known for his work on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, died at age 97. A Philadelphia native and Columbia University graduate, Chambers began his career writing for The Bob Newhart Show, earning his first Emmy nomination. He went on to write for My Three Sons, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Danny Kaye's variety show before partnering with Saul Ilson. Chambers was part of the creative team behind the groundbreaking and controversial Smothers Brothers show, which pushed boundaries in late-1960s television.
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· 2 pulledChambers got his start writing on and earned his first Emmy nom for The Bob Newhart Show, the one-season NBC comedy-variety show hosted by the man whose deadpan Button-Down Mind LPs had sold millions.
He went on to pen episodes of the popular sitcoms My Three Sons and The Dick Van Dyke Show and Danny Kaye's variety show — for which Chambers got two more Emmy nominations — before partnering with writer-producer Saul Ilson.
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