Deaths: TV Producer Ben Starr

BEN STARR, 92, TV producer. //// Producer, creator, writer and playwright. //// Served in World War II as a 2nd lieutenant navigator in Army Air Corps, awarded a Distinguidhed Flying Cross. //// Wrote comedy for Al Jolson, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and George Burns. Helped develop "Facts of Life" and was a regular screenwriter for "Mister Ed" and "All In the Family." Also wrote for "Chico and the Man," "Maude," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Petticoat Junction," "The Many Lives of Doby Gillis" and "The Brady Bunch." //// He also wrote Gary Coleman's famous catch phrase, "What you talking about, Willis?" for "Different Strokes." //// I definitely liked these shows (well, other than "Different Strokes" but I liked the catchphrase).