Arne Sultan

Arne Sultan was born on June 7, 1925 in New York. He grew up in Brooklyn. Before he became a writer, he was a night club performer. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was a television writer for many Steve Allen shows and also wrote for The Judy Garland Show (1963). He co-wrote the story of Boys' Night Out (1962), a comedy starring Kim Novak, James Garner, and Tony Randall. He also co-wrote the original story of Arthur Hiller's Promise Her Anything (1966), a romantic comedy starring Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, and co-wrote the story of Three on a Couch (1966). His last credit is as co-writer in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). His writing partner on all these films was Marvin Worth. He was also a story editor and writer on Get Smart (1965), and eventually became an executive producer. During that time, he also produced and wrote for He & She (1967), a short-lived romantic comedy series. He created with Leonard Stern, a "Get Smart" executive producer and "He & She" creator, The Governor & J.J. (1969). After it ended, he executive produced and also wrote many episodes of The Partners (1971), which was created by and starred Don Adams, the star of "Get Smart". Then he created another comedy, The Sandy Duncan Show (1972), which starred Tom Bosley before his Happy Days (1974) role. His writing partner was Earl Barret on most episodes of these shows. In 1975, he returned to writing on a TV show, writing nine episodes of Barney Miller (1975), and also served as a producer. His writing partners on "Barney Miller" were Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward. He also co-wrote a few episodes of Holmes and Yoyo (1976), again with Earl Barret. He co-wrote the "Get Smart" movie, The Nude Bomb (1980), with Leonard Stern and Bill Dana. That year, he also co-developed Too Close for Comfort (1980), which was an American adaptation of the British sitcom Keep It in the Family (1980). It ended in 1986, when Arne and the show's star, Ted Knight had both died.