John Furia, Jr. (1929 - May 7, 2009) was an American television writer, whose credits included Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, The Twilight Zone, The Waltons and Dr. Kildare. Furia was elected President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA) from 1973 until 1975. He also served on the Writers Guild of America's board of directors for two terms. Furia co-chaired the WGA's negotiating committee on several different occasions, including for the WGA's 2004 negotiations.

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  • John Furia, Jr. (1929 - May 7, 2009) was an American television writer, whose credits included Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, The Twilight Zone, The Waltons and Dr. Kildare. Furia was elected President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA) from 1973 until 1975. He also served on the Writers Guild of America's board of directors for two terms. Furia co-chaired the WGA's negotiating committee on several different occasions, including for the WGA's 2004 negotiations. Furia received several honors from the WGA for his work, including the Morgan Cox, Valentine Davies and Edmund H. North awards for "leadership and guild service. " Additionally, Furia was a professor and director of film writing at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema and Television. Furia died on May 7, 2009, at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife and seven children.
  • John Furia, Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor und Fernsehproduzent.
  • John Furia, né en 1929 et mort le 7 mai 2009, est un scénariste, producteur et acteur américain.
  • John Furia jr. was een Amerikaans scenarioschrijver. Hij schreef scenario's voor tv-reeksen als The Twilight Zone (1959), The Waltons en Dr. Kildare, maar ook voor Bonanza en Hawaii Five-O. Furia was van 1973 tot 1975 voorzitter van de Writers Guild of America en kreeg voor zijn werk diverse onderscheidingen. Furia was ook professor en voormalig directeur scenarioschrijven aan de film- en televisieschool van de University of Southern California. Hij stierf in mei 2009 op 79-jarige leeftijd.
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  • John Furia, Jr. (1929 - May 7, 2009) was an American television writer, whose credits included Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, The Twilight Zone, The Waltons and Dr. Kildare. Furia was elected President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA) from 1973 until 1975. He also served on the Writers Guild of America's board of directors for two terms. Furia co-chaired the WGA's negotiating committee on several different occasions, including for the WGA's 2004 negotiations.
  • John Furia, Jr. war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor und Fernsehproduzent.
  • John Furia, né en 1929 et mort le 7 mai 2009, est un scénariste, producteur et acteur américain.
  • John Furia jr. was een Amerikaans scenarioschrijver. Hij schreef scenario's voor tv-reeksen als The Twilight Zone (1959), The Waltons en Dr. Kildare, maar ook voor Bonanza en Hawaii Five-O. Furia was van 1973 tot 1975 voorzitter van de Writers Guild of America en kreeg voor zijn werk diverse onderscheidingen. Furia was ook professor en voormalig directeur scenarioschrijven aan de film- en televisieschool van de University of Southern California. Hij stierf in mei 2009 op 79-jarige leeftijd.
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