Earl Barret, TV Writer and Co-Creator of ‘Too Close for Comfort,’ Dies at 94

Variety - Oct 29, 2026

Comedy writer Earl Barret died in his home in Sherman Oaks, California, on Oct. 22. He was 94. Barret began his career in TV writing in 1961 after taking Robert C. Dennis’s weekly free TV writing class. The two would go on to write episodes for several shows together. Over the next 30 years, Barret […]

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