Albert Aley

Albert Aley
Born	(1919-04-25)April 25, 1919 New York, U.S.
Died	January 1, 1986(1986-01-01) (aged 66) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Producer, screenwriter, script doctor, story editor
Spouse	Elaine Firestone
Children	2

Albert Aley (April 25, 1919 – January 1, 1986) was an American producer, screenwriter, script doctor and story editor.

Career

Aley began his career, as an actor on the radio series Let's Pretend.[1][2] Later in his career, Aley worked on radio and wrote for two episodes for the television series Treasury Men in Action.[3] He later was a producer, screenwriter and script editor for Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. His other credits includes, Ironside, The Paper Chase, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, M.E., Have Gun – Will Travel, and Rawhide. In 1966 he wrote the script for, The Ugly Dachshund, a film that was produced by Walt Disney Productions.[4][2] In 1971, Aley was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Series - Drama.[5] He retired in 1981.

Death

Aley died in January 1986 at the Seattle Hospital in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 66.[6][2][7] He was married to Elaine Firestone and had two daughters, Christopher Cox and Suzanne Wagner.[2]

References

1. Let's Pretend (A History of Radio's Best Loved Children's Show by a Longtime Cast Member). McFarland. 1994. p. 171. ISBN 9780899509679.
2. "Albert Aley (Published 1986)". The New York Times. 2 January 1986. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
3. The Unknown James Dean. Pavilion Books. October 30, 2014. ISBN 9781849942492.
4. "A Disney Package: Don't Miss the Short". The New York Times. 7 April 1966. p. 0. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
5. "Albert Aley". Retrieved May 4, 2021.
6. Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. November 2, 2017. p. 13. ISBN 9781476629803.
7. Radio Stars (An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 Through 1960). McFarland. 1996. p. 8. ISBN 9780786401499.

External links

• Albert Aley at IMDb
• Albert Aley at the TCM Movie Database
• Rotten Tomatoes profile