Edmund Beloin
Edmund Beloin (April 1, 1910 – May 26, 1992)[1] was an American writer of radio, film, and television.
Biography[edit]
Beloin was a medical student at New York University when he changed career paths and became a writer in 1931.[2]
Bill Morrow and Beloin were signed to The Jack Benny Program for the 1936–1937 season and remained for seven years.[3][4] He created the character of Mr. Billingsley, Benny's zany, oft-hungover boarder who frequently made non sequitur remarks. Beloin liked the character so much that he played the role.[5]
He left radio for films around June 1943.[6] He had tried to join the Army, but was rejected on medical grounds.[7]
He worked with Henry Garson for much of his career.[8]
He wrote the films All in a Night's Work, G.I. Blues, Visit to a Small Planet, Don't Give Up the Ship, Paris Holiday, The Sad Sack, My Favorite Spy, The Great Lover, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and Road to Rio.[8] Garson and he were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best written musical for G.I. Blues.[9]
Beloin wrote for the television shows My Three Sons, Family Affair, The Lucy Show, and Mayberry R.F.D.[8]
Beloin and Garson wrote the Broadway play In Any Language which was performed in fall 1952.[8] It received negative reviews and closed after 45 performances. The television adaptation on Broadway Television Theatre, however, met warmer reception.[10] It also aired as an episode of The Chrysler Theatre.
Beloin died of heart failure in Pompano Beach, Florida, on May 26, 1992. He was survived by a wife, Lynn, and a son, John.[8]