Bob Ellison, Emmy Award-winning writer of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, dies at 91 – WFTV

“He was a sweetheart and so good at what he did,” Orland told the entertainment news website.

He also co-created the sitcom Dear John, which ran from 1988 to 1992.

Ellison has been nominated for five Emmy Awards. In 1971, he won an Emmy for outstanding writing in comedy, variety or music for “Singer Presents Burt Bacharach.” In 1977, he won his second Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and shared the honor in the series finale, “The Last Show.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ellison wrote 15 episodes and served as executive editor on the final two seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1975 to 1977.

He also worked on the show’s two spin-offs, Rhoda and Phyllis, and produced The Betty White Show.

Ellison also served as a consultant on “Cheers,” “Wings” and “Becker,” the entertainment news website reported.

He had a similar role in “Caroline in the City,” “Andy Controls the Universe” and “Mr. “President,” “Bob,” “Amen,” “Angie,” and “Best of the West.”

Born in New York City on February 25, 1933, Ellison graduated from LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and began his show business career as a trombonist in the Catskills, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Ellison’s survivors include his wife, Elaine. They had no children.