Mike Milligan, a author and producer on hit tv reveals All within the Household, The Jeffersons, Maude and Expensive John, died on Dec. 20. He was 77.
Milligan died from acute respiratory failure at his residence in West Hills, California, his rep instructed The Hollywood Reporter.
Born Bernard Michael Milligan on Jan. 28, 1947, in Los Angeles, he went on to graduate from Loyola Marymount College. He later served within the Air Drive.
Milligan ultimately discovered a ardour for writing and producing, working alongside his writing companion of 18 years, Jay Moriarty. Collectively, they wrote and produced a number of award-winning TV reveals, together with 49 episodes of Norman Lear’s The Jeffersons (1978-81). The manufacturing pair obtained an NAACP Picture Award for the present, which was among the many first to deal with matters corresponding to suicide, transgender identification and white supremacy in American sitcoms.
As a member of the Writers Guild of America for greater than 50 years, Milligan additionally wrote and produced episodes of All within the Household (1976), Good Occasions (1974), What’s Occurring Now (1985-88), Maude (1975), Expensive John (1989-91), Right here and Now (1992) and Melba (1986).
Milligan additionally created and wrote the unique Telemundo sequence Los Beltran (1990-2001) with Carlos Bermudez. The present obtained an Alma Award for greatest comedy sequence, a Golden Eagle Award for excellent comedy sequence and an Imagen Basis Award for greatest comedy sequence.
Outdoors of his work in TV, Milligan collaborated with companion John Harper on workshops about Trauma Knowledgeable Care associated to the homeless for nonprofit organizations throughout the nation.
Survivors embody his spouse, Jill; his son, John Milligan; his sister, Jeri (Milligan) Gesto; and his stepdaughters, Dionn Avant and Mischon Beneda.
A memorial service is being deliberate for later this 12 months.