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(Writer for 24 Murder, She Wrote Episodes)
Tom's connection with the Murder, She Wrote television show is as follows:
Tom began writing for the show before it went on the air. In all, he wrote 24 episodes.
He was on staff early on, then left to do other series, as well as co-writing the
libretto and lyrics for JACK, an opera about JFK - though he continued to write freelance
episodes of Murder, She Wrote.
Tom was head writer/producer of The Law & Harry McGraw, the Jerry Orbach spinoff series,
then returned to Murder, She Wrote as head writer/producer for the last four years of its run.
Tom created the Seth Hazlitt (Bill Windom) and Charlie Garrett (Wayne Rogers) characters
and, in addition to writing his own scripts, generated another 60-70 stories. He has always
felt that it was a privilege to write for Angela.
Quote: "There are not many actors of her
caliber in TV - and she was a delight to work with, always professional, and exceedingly
generous toward her fellow actors."
Tom's first novel, THE SIXTEENTH MAN, will be available in January 2001, a trade paperback
from iUniverse.com. A fast-moving suspense thriller that offers a fresh, surprising take on the
JFK assassination, Murder, She Wrote fans may remember that Tom wrote a very truncated version
of the story in "Dead Eye," the episode that introduced Charlie Garrett.
For more about Tom, and to read the first chapter of THE SIXTEENTH MAN, go to:
www.ThomasBSawyer.com
Read what other writers have to say about THE SIXTEENTH MAN:
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Their Comments
Tom Sawyer "Murder, She Wrote" Episodes
# 012 - "Broadway Malady" - 1985
# 024 - "Joshua Peabody Died Here--Possibly" - 1985
# 050 - "Deadline for Murder" - 1986
# 061 - "No Laughing Murder" - 1987
# 100 - "Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble" - 1989
# 109 - "Appointment in Athens" - 1998
# 129 - "The Szechuan Dragon" - 1990
# 135 - "The Family Jewels" - 1990
# 137 - "The Return of Preston Giles" - 1990
# 152 - "The Skinny Accordiing to Nick Cullhane" - 1991
# 162 - "The list of Uri Lermentov" - 1991
# 170 - "Programmed for Murder" - 1992
# 177 - "The Mole" - 1992
# 179 - "The Dead File" - 1992
# 187 - "Dead Eye" - 1993
# 192 - "Dead to Rights" - 1993
# 200 - "The Phantom Killer" - 1993
# 210 - "Deadly Assets" - 1994
# 214 - "The Trouble with Seth" - 1994
# 224 - "Fatal Paradise" - 1994
# 235 - "The Dream Team" - 1995
# 240 - "A Quaking in Aspen" - 1995
# 246 - "Deadly Bidding" - 1995
# 256 - "Evidence of Malice" - 1996
My heartfelt THANKS to Tom Sawyer for providing the above information and for
his interest in this Web site!
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