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Albert Aley (April 25, 1919 – January 1, 1986) was an American producer, screenwriter, script doctor and story editor.

Career

Aley began his career, as an actor on the radio series Let's Pretend. Later in his career, Aley worked on radio and wrote for two episodes for the television series Treasury Men in Action. He later was a producer, screenwriter and script editor for Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. His other credits includes, Ironside, The Paper Chase, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, M.E., Have Gun – Will Travel, and Rawhide. In 1966 he wrote the script for, The Ugly Dachshund, a film that was produced by Walt Disney Productions. In 1971, Aley was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Series - Drama. He retired in 1981.

Death

Aley died in January 1986 at the Seattle Hospital in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 66. He was married to Elaine Firestone and had two daughters, Christopher Cox and Suzanne Wagner.

References

1. Let's Pretend (A History of Radio's Best Loved Children's Show by a Longtime Cast Member). McFarland. 1994. p. 171. ISBN 9780899509679.
2. ^ "Albert Aley (Published 1986)". The New York Times. 2 January 1986. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
3. The Unknown James Dean. Pavilion Books. October 30, 2014. ISBN 9781849942492.
4. "A Disney Package: Don't Miss the Short". The New York Times. 7 April 1966. p. 0. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
5. "Albert Aley". Retrieved May 4, 2021.
6. Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. November 2, 2017. p. 13. ISBN 9781476629803.
7. Radio Stars (An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 Through 1960). McFarland. 1996. p. 8. ISBN 9780786401499.

External links

• Albert Aley at IMDb
• Albert Aley at the TCM Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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