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American producer and screenwriter
Lou Shaw
Born1925 or 1926
Died(2015-02-11)February 11, 2015 (aged 89)
Occupation(s)Producer, screenwriter
Years active1958–1986
Known forCo-creator of Quincy, M.E.
SpousePeggy O'Shea
AwardsEdgar Award (1978, Best Episode in a TV Series)

Lou Shaw (c. 1925 – February 11, 2015) was an American producer and screenwriter. He was known for co-creating the medical drama Quincy, M.E. with Glen A. Larson.

Biography

Shaw worked as a writer and producer on multiple television programs from the late 1950s into the mid-1980s. He won an Edgar Award, shared with Tony Lawrence, for the Quincy, M.E. episode "The Thighbone Is Connected To The Knee Bone". Shaw wrote the play Worse Than Murder about the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. He had a daughter affected with Down syndrome, wrote a novel featuring a man with Down syndrome titled Honor Thy Son in 1994, and often included people with disabilities in storylines and casting. Shaw was married for a time to Peggy O'Shea, a screenwriter for soap operas, with whom he had a son, Chris, born circa 1953.

Television credits

References

  1. Dagan, Carmel (May 12, 2014). "Peggy O'Shea, Head Writer for 'One Life to Live,' Dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. Rosin, James (October 2009). Quincy M.E., The Television Series. BearManor Media. p. 12. ISBN 9781593934545 – via Google Books.
  3. Stempel, Tom (May 1, 1996). Storytellers to the Nation: A History of American Television Writing. Syracuse University Press. p. 171-179. ISBN 0815603681 – via Google Books.
  4. "Category List – Best Episode in a TV Series". edgarawards.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  5. "Meet "Worse Than Murder" playwright, Lou Shaw!!!". slorep.org. San Luis Obispo Little Theatre. January 25, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  6. Heffley, Lynne (July 3, 1997). "Just Part of the Crowd". Los Angeles Times. p. Weekend 49. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  7. Shaw, Lou (1994). Honor Thy Son. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0687099825.
  8. Newcomb, Roger (May 12, 2014). "Peggy O'Shea Dead at 91". welovesoaps.net.
  9. Lee, Jeff (February 20, 2003). "No coalition leader breaks the mould". Vancouver Sun. p. 5. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

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