Lou Shaw
Born1925 or 1926
Died(2015-02-11)February 11, 2015 (aged 89)
Occupation(s)Producer, screenwriter
Years active1958–1986
Known forCo-creator of Quincy, M.E.
SpousePeggy O'Shea[1]
AwardsEdgar Award (1978, Best Episode in a TV Series)

Lou Shaw (c. 1925 – February 11, 2015) was an American producer and screenwriter. He was known for co-creating the medical drama Quincy, M.E. with Glen A. Larson.[2][3]

Biography

Shaw worked as a writer and producer on multiple television programs from the late 1950s into the mid-1980s. He won an Edgar Award, shared with Tony Lawrence, for the Quincy, M.E. episode "The Thighbone Is Connected To The Knee Bone".[4] Shaw wrote the play Worse Than Murder about the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.[5] He had a daughter affected with Down syndrome, wrote a novel featuring a man with Down syndrome titled Honor Thy Son in 1994, and often included people with disabilities in storylines and casting.[6][7] Shaw was married for a time to Peggy O'Shea, a screenwriter for soap operas, with whom he had a son,[8] Chris, born circa 1953.[9]

Television credits

References

  1. ↑ Dagan, Carmel (May 12, 2014). "Peggy O'Shea, Head Writer for 'One Life to Live,' Dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ Rosin, James (October 2009). Quincy M.E., The Television Series. BearManor Media. p. 12. ISBN 9781593934545 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Stempel, Tom (May 1, 1996). Storytellers to the Nation: A History of American Television Writing. Syracuse University Press. p. 171-179. ISBN 0815603681 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Category List – Best Episode in a TV Series". edgarawards.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Meet "Worse Than Murder" playwright, Lou Shaw!!!". slorep.org. San Luis Obispo Little Theatre. January 25, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ Heffley, Lynne (July 3, 1997). "Just Part of the Crowd". Los Angeles Times. p. Weekend 49. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Shaw, Lou (1994). Honor Thy Son. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0687099825.
  8. ↑ Newcomb, Roger (May 12, 2014). "Peggy O'Shea Dead at 91". welovesoaps.net.
  9. ↑ Lee, Jeff (February 20, 2003). "No coalition leader breaks the mould". Vancouver Sun. p. 5. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via newspapers.com.


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