Jim Thurman
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Jim Thurman as the pilot on Sesame Street Goes To Hawaii in 1978.
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James George Thurman March 13, 1935 Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Died | April 14, 2007 (aged 72) United States Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Other names | James Thurman Jimmie Thurman Jimmy Thurman Jamie Thurman Coach |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Years active | 1960–2007 |
| Height | 6' |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia |
James "Jim" George Thurman (March 15, 1935 – April 14, 2007), was an Emmy-winning American writer, actor, photographer, director, cartoonist, and producer. He is best known for the writings of TV gags for the likes of Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, and Dean Martin.
Born in Dallas, Texas but raised in Vicksburg, Michigan, Thurman received a degree from the University of Michigan. He began his career as a copywriter at various advertising agencies in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Later he moved to Los Angeles with his writing partner Gene Moss, where they formed a boutique advertising agency, "Creative Advertising Stuff".
He also worked as a photographer with work displayed at the 1964 World's Fair and he contributed cartoons to Hugh Hefner for Playboy and The New Yorker. Soon after this period, Moss and Thurman had scripted all 156 installments of the 1965 cartoon series Roger Ramjet as well as the puppet comedy series Shrimpenstein, where Thurman voiced the title character for satirical children's television program.
In 1967 Thurman teamed up with Carol Burnett to begin writing gags for The Carol Burnett Show, scripting running gags and writing whole scenes.
In 1969, Thurman joined the writing team for Sesame Street, scripting both street and Muppet scenes as well as producing many animated sketches. He also played Digby Dropout's sidekick "Dunce" in The Man from Alphabet, a detective show which appeared in Sesame Street's pilots but was not used in the actual series due to poor testing results.
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