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222: 229: 216: 26:– September 23, 1988) was an American comedy writer. His first career, since he was good at math, was keeping books for a local bank in St. Louis, but he began pursuing a career in writing. 165: 330: 266: 109:. Leslie, Sr., died on September 23, 1988, aged 79, one day after his son lost control of the company he built to a venture capitalist group. 320: 105:
Phil, Jr. would follow his father's passion for business and start what would become the largest retail pool supply company in the world,
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radio program as co-writer. After Don left the show to pursue other interests, Leslie became the main writer.*
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in the hopes of making it big. His comedy writing skills were soon recognized and he began writing with
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In 1938, he and his wife, Helen, took their four children (Ann, Jane, Sue and Phil Jr.), by train, to
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on radio. He graduated from radio to television and wrote episodes of
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This article about an American screenwriter born in the 1900s is a
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who for more than a decade created the comic antics of
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St. Louis, Missouri
Hollywood, California
Don Quinn
Fibber McGee and Molly
The Charlotte Greenwood Show
The Addams Family
The Lucy Show
Here's Lucy
Dennis the Menace
Dobie Gillis
Mr. Ed
The Brady Bunch
Leslie's Poolmart
"Phil Leslie, Writer, 79"
The New York Times
Dunning, John
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