Jack Hanrahan

Jack Hanrahan
Hanrahan circa 1969
Born	1933 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died	April 28, 2008 (age 74–75) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation	Comedy writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Comedy

Jack Hanrahan (1933 – April 28, 2008) was an American comedy writer.

Born January 16, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio, he began writing cartoons for the Cleveland Press. After that, he moved on to Hollywood, California and continued his writing career with work on Get Smart. Then, in 1968, he won an Emmy for his work on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Following this, he moved on to Marcus Welby, M.D., The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, Police Woman, The Waltons, and CHiPs. In the 1980s and '90s, he worked on a scattering of television shows and movies, including co-writing the Super Mario World episode "The Wheel Thing" and serving as one of four writers for the second season (1985–86) of the cartoon series Inspector Gadget, as well as writing & co-writing shorts for the 1980 revival of Tom & Jerry. Hanrahan teamed-up for a while with Eleanor Burian-Mohr and wrote for many animation shows. He also co-starred in the motion picture 'Up Your Alley' in 1988 for writer/director, Bob Logan.

Hanrahan left Beverly Hills for Eureka in northern California in 1992. After losing his wife in 2004, he was stricken with grief. He would still entertain at charity events and retirement homes but never found his way back to happiness. In 2006, he was evicted following a garage fire and all of his possessions, including his Emmy, were seized by his landlord. He began to wander the streets. Jack Riley, an old friend, tried to help Hanrahan, but was unsuccessful.