Arthur Rowe (screenwriter)

Arthur William Rowe (September 26, 1923 – August 8, 1998) was an American screenwriter and television producer.

Arthur Rowe
Born	Arthur William Rowe (1923-09-26)September 26, 1923 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	August 8, 1998(1998-08-08) (aged 74) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, television producer
Years active	1952–1984
Notable work	Fantasy Island The Bionic Woman The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Spouse	Gloria Rowe ​ ​ (m. 1955; died 1998)​

Early life

Arthur Rowe was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Rowe served in the South Pacific during World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.^[1] Following his discharge, he began his writing career by penning comedy bits for the network radio shows of Eddie Cantor and Jack Benny.^[1]

Career

Rowe spent most of his career in the entertainment industry writing for several television series including The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man and Gunsmoke. He also penned three screenplays; Zeppelin (1971), The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) and Land of the Minotaur (1976). He served as producer of the iconic TV series Fantasy Island, having produced 137 episodes and writing 13 of them.^{[citation needed]}

Rowe also wrote teleplays for The Big Valley (ABC, 1965–69), Kolchak: The Night Stalker (ABC, 1974–75) and Switch (CBS, 1975–78).^{[2][better source needed]}

Death

Following a lengthy illness, Rowe died in his home in Beverly Hills on August 8, 1998, at the age of 74. His wife of 42 years, Gloria, passed in March of the same year. He was survived by his daughter, Laure, and his son, Gordon. He had four grandchildren, a sister and a brother.^[1]