Ruth Brooks Flippen

Ruth Brooks Flippen (born Ruth Albertina Brooks; September 14, 1921 – July 9, 1981) was an American screenwriter and television writer.

Ruth Brooks Flippen
Born	Ruth Albertina Brooks (1921-09-14)September 14, 1921 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	July 9, 1981(1981-07-09) (aged 59) Marina del Rey, California, USA
Occupation	Screenwriter
Spouse	Jay C. Flippen ​ ​ (m. 1947; died 1971)​

Life and career

Born Ruth Albertina Brooks on September 14, 1921, in Brooklyn,^[1] Flippen was married to character actor Jay C. Flippen on January 4, 1947. The marriage lasted until Jay Flippen's death on February 3, 1971. Ruth Brooks Flippen died on July 9, 1981, in Marina del Rey, California.^[1]

Flippen wrote a number of films in the 1950s and early 1960s, including some of the Gidget films, then moved to television where she wrote extensively for the series That Girl and other productions. She was nominated for a 1968 Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy" for the That Girl episode "The Mailman Cometh"^[2] and a 1975 Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Special Program" for Oh, Baby, Baby, Baby..., a 90-minute drama aired under the aegis of The ABC Afternoon Playbreak.^[3][4]

Flippen was briefly head writer (in 1980) of the soap opera Days of Our Lives^[5]

Writing, editing, and consulting credits

Motion pictures

• Three Guys Named Mike (1951)^[6]
• Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)^[7]
• Because You're Mine (1952)^[8]
• Everything I Have Is Yours (film) (1952)^[1][9]
• I Love Melvin (1953; "additional dialogue" credit)^[10]
• Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)^[1][11]
• Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)^[11][12]
• Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)^[11]
• A Ticklish Affair (1963)^[11][13][14]
• Looking for Love (1964)^[15]

Television

• Gidget (1965-1966; 8 episodes)^[11][16]
• Bewitched (1965-1971; 38 episodes)^[17]
• That Girl (1967-1969; 55 episodes)^[18]
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1970; 16 episodes)^[19]
• My World and Welcome to It (1969-1970; 2 episodes)^[20]
• The Odd Couple (1970; 1 episode)^[21]
• The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1970; 1 episode)^[21]
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972; 16 episodes)^[22]
• The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972; 4 episodes)^[19]
• Oh, Baby, Baby, Baby... (1974; 90-minute drama)^[23]
• Let's Switch (1975; TV movie)^[11][24]
• The Love Boat (1980-1981; 2 episodes)^[25]

Preceded by Elizabeth Harrower

Head Writer of Days of Our Lives March 17, 1980 - April 18, 1980

Succeeded by Nina Laemmle

References

1. "Ruth Brooks Flippen Papers" (PDF). University of California. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
2. "Awards for Ruth Brooks Flippen". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
3. "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
4. "Daytime Emmy Awards - Awards for 1975". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
5. Russell, Maureen (2010). Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. McFarland. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7864-5983-4.
6. "Three Guys Named Mike". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
7. "Love Is Better Than Ever". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
8. "Because You're Mine". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
9. "Everything I Have is Yours". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
10. "I Love Melvin". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
11. "Ruth Brooks Flippen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
12. "Sail a Crooked Ship". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
13. "A Ticklish Affair". Rovi. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
14. "A Ticklish Affair". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
15. "Looking for Love". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
16. "Gidget". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
17. "Bewitched". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
18. "That Girl". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
19. "Ruth Brooks Flippen". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
20. "My World and Welcome to It". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
21. . Movieweb. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
22. "The New Scooby-Doo Movies". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
23. "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: Oh, Baby, Baby, Baby..." IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
24. "Let's Switch". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
25. "The Love Boat". IMDB. Retrieved February 9, 2012.