Tam Spiva

Hubert Tamblyn "Tam" Spiva, Jr. (June 18, 1932 – April 30, 2017),[1] was an American television screenwriter best known for his work on The Brady Bunch (ABC, 1969–74) [2] and Gentle Ben (CBS, 1967–69).[3][4]

Tam Spiva
Born
Hubert Tamblyn Spiva, Jr.

(1932-06-18)June 18, 1932
Minden, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 84)
Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Resting placeWestwood Memorial Park
OccupationScreenwriter
Spouse(s)
  • Martha Brown
    ​
    (divorced)​
  • Laura Lee Dulberger
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1964; div. 1975)​
  • Phyllis Ellen Resnick
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1985)​
Children4
RelativesE. L. Stewart
William G. Stewart (great-uncles)

Biography

Spiva was born in Minden, Louisiana to Hubert Spiva, Sr. and Lilla Ellenor Stewart. His parents operated the Webster Printing Company, publishing The Minden Herald and The Webster Review newspapers.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Lilla is interred with other Stewart relatives at the historic Minden Cemetery.[6][11]

Family home where Spiva grew up in Minden, Louisiana

Spiva began his career as a freelance writer contributing to the 1967 film Island of the Lost. He later became a screenwriter for The Brady Bunch and Gentle Ben, as well as The F.B.I. and Dan August.[12] [13]

Spiva was married three times. His first marriage was to Martha Emily Farrow Brown; the couple had one daughter, Alizon Farrow. Spiva then married Laura Lee Dulberger, a union that produced a daughter, Mary Amanda, and a son, Reagan Anthony. He lived with his third wife, Phyllis Ellen, and stepdaughter, Danielle until his death.

Spiva died on April 30, 2017, in Pacific Palisades, California, at age 84.

References
  1. birth ref check per intelius.com
  2. Hill, Tony L. "The Canonical Brady Bunch Episode Guide". Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  3. TV.com, Tam Spiva:http://www.tv.com/tam-spiva/person/4964/appearances.html
  4. "Tam Spiva was a TV writer from the last golden age". 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017 – via LA Times.
  5. "Services for D. W. Stewart Held April 26: Oldest Member of Webster Parish Bar Succumbs to Pneumonia". Minden, Louisiana: The Signal-Tribune & The Springhill Journal. April 30, 1935. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  6. "Lilla Ellenor Stewart Spiva". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. "Last rites held today for Mrs. Lilla Spiva", Minden Press, March 23, 1959, p. 1
  8. Agan, John (2007). "MPH story goes back more than 150 years". Minden Press-Herald. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  9. Minden Press, February 1, 1960, p. 1
  10. "Hubert Tamblyn Spiva". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  11. Gritzbaugh, Sherry. "Residential/Homes (A-L)". Memories of Minden. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  12. "Brady Bunch Writer in Minden This Week". Minden Press-Herald. 1970-03-25. p. 1.
  13. TV.com, Tam Spiva appearances: http://www.tv.com/tam-spiva/person/4964/appearances.html
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