Treva Silverman (born May 20, 1936) is an American screenwriter, best known for her work on the 1970s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Early life and career Raised in Cedarhurst, Long Island,Levy, Shawn (2022). In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy. New York: Doubleday. . "Joan Molinsky's larval comic act may have been cribbed from the old school, but her instincts as a person—and, in truth, her situation as a woman trying to break into the business—made her feel more at home among the upstarts. [...] She formed a special bond with Treva Silverman, a Bennington College grad from suburban Cedarhurst, Long Island, who worked as a proofreader at Esquire..." Silverman was the youngest of four daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Silverman."Lila M. Silverman Married Yesterday". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 26, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved October 28, 2023. She attended Bennington College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1959."Bennington College Confers Degrees Upon 62 Graduates". Rutland Daily Herald. June 29, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Silverman also wrote scripts for That Girl, The Monkees, He & She, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Room 222 and The Bill Cosby Show.
In an excerpt from an interview conducted by WGAW, published in March 1997, Silverman cites as seminal influences the "world of fast, witty dialogue" epitomized by the 1930s Hollywood romantic comedy as well as the work of two writers in particular, namely Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker—the former "for his benign, hilarious observations of behavior," and the latter "for her insight into relationships."
Awards 1974: Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for The Mary Tyler Moore, "The Lou and Edie Story" 1974: Emmy Awards, Writer of the Year - Series for The Mary Tyler Moore, "The Lou and Edie Story"
Filmography 1964: The Entertainers (TV series) – writer 1967: NBC Experiment in Television (TV series) – writer (episode: "We Interrupt This Season") 1967: That Girl (TV series) – writer 1967: Captain Nice (TV series) – writer 1966-1967: The Monkees (TV series) – writer 1967: Accidental Family (TV series) – writer (episode: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Playground") 1968: He & She (TV series) – writer (episode: "A Rock by Any Other Name") 1968: The Dean Martin Show (TV series) – writer 1969: Room 222 (TV series) – writer 1970: Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (TV series) – writer 1970: The Many Moods of Perry Como (TV series) – writer 1971: The Bill Cosby Show (TV series) – writer 1972: Oh, Nurse (TV movie) – writer 1970-1974: The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV series) – writer, executive story consultant 1977: Vanities (TV movie) – writer 1984: Romancing the Stone – uncredited script polishhttps://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2007/08/treva-silverman.html 1990: The Fanelli Boys (TV series) – producer, writer 1994: De Sylvia Millecam Show (TV series) – writer
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Meet Treva Silverman Written by Treva Silverman