Chet Dowling dies at 82

TV author-producer Chet Dowling, who authored comedy for shows including "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," "Donny and Marie" and "Three's Company," died Sept. 6 in Studio City, Calif. He was 82 coupled with lately been put in the hospital because of complications from diabetes and heart problems. The Woonsocket, R.I., native Dowling started his show business career playing among the clowns on WJAR-TV 10's "Great Circus" with Ted Dark night (who later performed Ted Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") and Walter Covell. When Dark night left "Uncle Ted's Backyard" to emcee another local kids show, Dowling required within the series, that was retitled "Uncle Charlie's Backyard." In early sixties Dowling gone to live in NY City. There he authored and created a lot of WPIX TV 11 kids shows including "Let us Have Some FunInch (the Chuck McCann/Paul Ashley version), "The Popeye Show With Captain Jack McCarthy," "The 3 Stooges Firehouse With Fireman Todd Russell," "The Dick Tracy Show With Police Chief Joe Bolton" and "The Chuck McCann Show." Younger crowd authored and created "The Eddie Lawrence Show" and, for some time, "The Clay Cole Show." He continued to create for Alan Funt's "Candid Camera" and then grew to become mind author for "The Joan Rivers Show."After moving to La, he authored 52 instances of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"from 1969-71. Younger crowd done "The American Music Honours" and TV special offers for Cass Elliot, Tony Randall and Paul Lynde. Joining with Sandy Krinski, he grew to become mind author for that "Donny and Marie" show. He authored and created the very first David Copperfield special and would be a staff author on sitcoms "Alice," "Three's Company" and "Gimme a rest.Inch Younger crowd ongoing to create and convey children's shows for example "The Lost Saucer" (with Jim Nabors, Alice Playten and Ruth Buzzi), "Whitney and also the Robot" and "The Brand New Soupy Sales Show."Dowling is made it with a sister and 2 nephews. Donations might be designed to Stars yet others for Creatures, 11523 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com