{
  "id": 14773587,
  "title": "Bernie Orenstein Dies: Writer-Producer On ‘Sanford & Son,’ ‘That Girl,’ ‘Kate & Allie’ & More Was 95",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/bernie-orenstein-dies-writer-producer-on-sanford-son-that-girl-kate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T19:18:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/bernie-orenstein-dead-tv-writer-producer-1237158461/"
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  "summary": "Bernie Orenstein, whose TV career spanned writing for Candid Camera to writing and producing That Girl, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Sanford & Son, What’s Happening!!, Kate & Allie and others, has died. He was 95. His family said Orenstein died September 14 but did not provide details. Orenstein had been a writer on […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Bernie Orenstein, Writer-Producer on ‘That Girl,’ ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘What’s Happening!!,’ Dies at 95",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/bernie-orenstein-writer-producer-on-that-girl-sanford-and-son-and",
        "published": "2026-10-15T16:37:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}