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Title: When was Dick Debartolo born?
Post by: opimus on March 06, 2007, 04:02:34 PM

When was Dick Debartolo born? Wiki and IMDB make no mention of a date or year.

Title: When was Dick Debartolo born?
Post by: comicus on March 10, 2007, 03:53:43 AM

Why don't you try e-mailing him and asking?  His address is on his official site bio page: http://gizwizbiz.com/dickdealfrede/dickdesbio.html (http://\"http://gizwizbiz.com/dickdealfrede/dickdesbio.html\")

Didn't notice mention of a birthdate there.

Title: When was Dick Debartolo born?
Post by: davemackey on March 10, 2007, 07:58:55 AM

[quote name=\'CountdownRound\' post=\'147732\' date=\'Mar 10 2007, 03:53 AM\']
Why don't you try e-mailing him and asking?  His address is on his official site bio page: http://gizwizbiz.com/dickdealfrede/dickdesbio.html (http://\"http://gizwizbiz.com/dickdealfrede/dickdesbio.html\")

Didn't notice mention of a birthdate there.
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Dick's first piece in MAD appeared when he was still in high school in the early 60's, so he's gotta be somewhere in his late 50's.

Title: When was Dick Debartolo born?
Post by: opimus on March 10, 2007, 10:12:24 AM

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Dick's first piece in MAD appeared when he was still in high school in the early 60's, so he's gotta be somewhere in his late 50's.
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Would Mark Goodson hire someone still in high school to be the head writer on a network show in the 60's?  I thought you had to be least 18 to join the writers union.

Title: When was Dick Debartolo born?
Post by: tpirfan28 on March 10, 2007, 10:19:21 AM

[quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'147744\' date=\'Mar 10 2007, 10:12 AM\'] .

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Dick's first piece in MAD appeared when he was still in high school in the early 60's, so he's gotta be somewhere in his late 50's.

Would Mark Goodson hire someone still in high school to be the head writer on a network show in the 60's?  I thought you had to be least 18 to join the writers union. [/quote]
I'd think so.  He just wouldn't join the union until he was of age.  Especially since his work was proven to be good already.

Title: When was Dick Debartolo born?
Post by: uncamark on March 12, 2007, 06:20:17 PM

[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'147745\' date=\'Mar 10 2007, 10:19 AM\']
[quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'147744\' date=\'Mar 10 2007, 10:12 AM\'] .

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Dick's first piece in MAD appeared when he was still in high school in the early 60's, so he's gotta be somewhere in his late 50's.

Would Mark Goodson hire someone still in high school to be the head writer on a network show in the 60's?  I thought you had to be least 18 to join the writers union. [/quote]
I'd think so.  He just wouldn't join the union until he was of age.  Especially since his work was proven to be good already.
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And besides, Goodson didn't hire union writers (or at least under a union contract)--which is why DeBartolo was credited with "Questions by," "Topics by," "Editorial staff" and "Special material"--never "writer."  If Goodson called him a "writer," he would've have to have joined the WGA.