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Madelyn Pugh (March 15, 1921 – April 20, 2011), sometimes credited as Madelyn Pugh Davis, Madelyn Davis, or Madelyn Martin, was a television writer who became known in the 1950s for her work on the I Love Lucy television series.
Apr 21, 2011 · Madelyn Pugh Davis, who with her writing partners for the classic sitcom “I Love Lucy“ concocted zany scenes in which the harebrained Lucy dangles from a hotel balcony, poses as a sculpture...
Sep 19, 2018 · Without I Love Lucy’s three main writers—Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll Jr., and Madelyn Pugh Davis—television would be missing some of its most famously funny scenes.
Apr 22, 2011 · Madelyn Pugh Davis, who with her writing partner Bob Carroll Jr. made television history in the 1950s writing Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's landmark situation comedy "I Love Lucy," has died.
Apr 22, 2011 · Madelyn Pugh Davis, a prolific television writer who helped create the hugely influential 1951-57 sitcom "I Love Lucy" and was one of the first successful women working in the medium, died...
Oct 16, 2021 · Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll, Jr. began their writing careers in radio, most notably on the comedy series, My Favorite Husband (1948-1951). On the show, their paths would cross with an actress, Lucille Ball, who – upon the radio series ending in 1951 – would be doing a TV series for CBS with her husband, Desi Arnaz.
A successful association with comedienne Lucille Ball on the radio led Pugh and her writing partner Bob Carroll Jr. to create the popular sitcom I Love Lucy (1951-57). They worked with Ball on further hit series and also created other sitcoms including Those Whiting Girls (1960-61) and The Mothers-In-Law (1967-69).
