Sherwood Schwartz

Sherwood Schwartz
Schwartz receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2008)
Born	Sherwood Charles Schwartz (1916-11-14)November 14, 1916 Passaic, New Jersey
Died	July 12, 2011(2011-07-12) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California
Occupation	Television producer, screenwriter
Years active	1938–2011
Spouse(s)	Mildred Seidman (m. 1941)
Children	Donald (b. May 26, 1943) Lloyd (b. May 2, 1946) Ross Schwartz (b. August 9, 1949) Hope Juber (b. 30 March 1956)

Sherwood Charles Schwartz (November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, and created the television series Gilligan's Island on CBS and The Brady Bunch on ABC. On March 7, 2008, Schwartz, at the time still active in his 90s, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That same year, Schwartz was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

Schwartz's entertainment career came "by accident". He relocated from New York to southern California to pursue a Master of Science degree in Biology. In need of employment, he began writing jokes for Bob Hope's radio program, for which Schwartz's brother, Al Schwartz, worked. Schwartz recalled that Hope "liked my jokes, used them on his show and got big laughs. Then he asked me to join his writing staff. I was faced with a major decision—writing comedy or starving to death while I cured those diseases. I made a quick career change."

He went on to write for Ozzie Nelson's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and other radio shows. Schwartz was a writer on the Armed Forces Radio Network before he got his break in television. He went on to create and produce Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch. He wrote the theme song for three of his shows: Gilligan's Island (co-wrote), It's About Time, and The Brady Bunch.