Ernest Chambers, Emmy-Nominated TV Writer and Producer for 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,' Dies at 97

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Ernest Chambers, a prolific television writer and producer best known for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and "Click," died on May 28 at age 97 in Los Angeles after a brief illness. 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. He began his career writing for 1960s hits including "The Bob Newhart Show," "The Danny Kaye Show," "My Three Sons," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show," and served as the original showrunner of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour."