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'''Hubert Tamblyn "Tam" Spiva, Jr.''' (June 18, 1932 – April 30, 2017),<ref>birth ref check per intelius.com</ref> was an American television [[screenwriter]] best known for his work on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' (ABC, 1969–74) <ref>{{cite web |title=The Canonical ''Brady Bunch'' Episode Guide |url=http://www.nyx.net/~thill/bbeg.html |accessdate=2008-10-05 |last=Hill |first=Tony L.}}</ref> and ''[[Gentle Ben#1960s television series Gentle Ben|Gentle Ben]]'' (CBS, 1967–69).<ref>TV.com, Tam Spiva:http://www.tv.com/tam-spiva/person/4964/appearances.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-spiva-appreciation-20170505-story.html|title=Tam Spiva was a TV writer from the last golden age|date=9 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=2 June 2017|via=LA Times}}</ref>
'''Hubert Tamblyn "Tam" Spiva, Jr.''' (June 18, 1932 – April 30, 2017),<ref>birth ref check per intelius.com</ref> was an American television [[screenwriter]] best known for his work on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' (ABC, 1969–74) <ref>{{cite web |title=The Canonical ''Brady Bunch'' Episode Guide |url=http://www.nyx.net/~thill/bbeg.html |accessdate=2008-10-05 |last=Hill |first=Tony L. |website=nyx.net}}</ref> and ''[[Gentle Ben#1960s television series Gentle Ben|Gentle Ben]]'' (CBS, 1967–69).<ref>TV.com, Tam Spiva:http://www.tv.com/tam-spiva/person/4964/appearances.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-spiva-appreciation-20170505-story.html|title=Tam Spiva was a TV writer from the last golden age|date=9 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=2 June 2017|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>


==Biography==
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125175315|title=Services for D. W. Stewart Held April 26: Oldest Member of Webster Parish Bar Succumbs to Pneumonia|publisher=The Signal-Tribune & The Springhill Journal|location=Minden, Louisiana|date=April 30, 1935|accessdate=March 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name=lstewart>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Spiva&GSfn=Lilla&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=81827254&df=all&|title=Lilla Ellenor Stewart Spiva|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>"Last rites held today for Mrs. Lilla Spiva", ''Minden Press'', March 23, 1959, p. 1</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Agan |title=MPH story goes back more than 150 years |work=[[Minden Press-Herald]] |year=2007 |url=http://www.nwlanews.com/profile07/H%20MPH/H_MPH_6.html |accessdate=2008-10-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232810/http://www.nwlanews.com/profile07/H%20MPH/H_MPH_6.html |archivedate=2008-05-11 }}</ref><ref>''Minden Press, February 1, 1960, p. 1</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54774157|title=Hubert Tamblyn Spiva|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref> Lilla is interred with other Stewart relatives at the historic [[Minden Cemetery]].<ref name=lstewart/><ref>{{cite web |work=Memories of Minden |title=Residential/Homes (A-L) |url=http://www.mindenmemories.org/Residential%20Homes%20A-F.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220032009/http://www.mindenmemories.org/Residential%20Homes%20A-F.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |accessdate=October 5, 2008 |last=Gritzbaugh |first=Sherry}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Services for D. W. Stewart Held April 26: Oldest Member of Webster Parish Bar Succumbs to Pneumonia|newspaper=The Signal-Tribune & The Springhill Journal|location=Minden, Louisiana|date=April 30, 1935}}</ref><ref>"Last rites held today for Mrs. Lilla Spiva", ''Minden Press'', March 23, 1959, p. 1</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Agan |title=MPH story goes back more than 150 years |work=[[Minden Press-Herald]] |year=2007 |url=http://www.nwlanews.com/profile07/H%20MPH/H_MPH_6.html |accessdate=2008-10-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511232810/http://www.nwlanews.com/profile07/H%20MPH/H_MPH_6.html |archivedate=2008-05-11 }}</ref><ref>''Minden Press'', February 1, 1960, p. 1</ref> Lilla is interred with other Stewart relatives at the historic [[Minden Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web |work=Memories of Minden |title=Residential/Homes (A-L) |url=http://www.mindenmemories.org/Residential%20Homes%20A-F.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220032009/http://www.mindenmemories.org/Residential%20Homes%20A-F.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |accessdate=October 5, 2008 |last=Gritzbaugh |first=Sherry}}</ref>
[[Image:Tam Spiva House in Minden, LA IMG 0562.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Family home where Spiva grew up in [[Minden, Louisiana]]]]
[[Image:Tam Spiva House in Minden, LA IMG 0562.JPG|thumb|right|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. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' and ''[[Dan August]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brady Bunch Writer in Minden This Week |work=[[Minden Press-Herald]] |date=1970-03-25 |page=1}}</ref>
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. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' and ''[[Dan August]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brady Bunch Writer in Minden This Week |work=[[Minden Press-Herald]] |date=1970-03-25 |page=1}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 00:05, 24 March 2024

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
Spouses
  • Martha Farrow
    ​
    (divorced)​
  • Laura Lee Dulberger
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1964; div. 1975)​
  • Phyllis Ellen Resnick
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1985)​
Children4
RelativesE. L. Stewart
William G. Stewart (great-uncles)

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]

Biography[edit]

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] Lilla is interred with other Stewart relatives at the historic Minden Cemetery.[9]

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.[10] [11]

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[edit]

  1. ^ birth ref check per intelius.com
  2. ^ Hill, Tony L. "The Canonical Brady Bunch Episode Guide". nyx.net. 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". Los Angeles Times. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Services for D. W. Stewart Held April 26: Oldest Member of Webster Parish Bar Succumbs to Pneumonia". The Signal-Tribune & The Springhill Journal. Minden, Louisiana. April 30, 1935.
  6. ^ "Last rites held today for Mrs. Lilla Spiva", Minden Press, March 23, 1959, p. 1
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Minden Press, February 1, 1960, p. 1
  9. ^ Gritzbaugh, Sherry. "Residential/Homes (A-L)". Memories of Minden. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Brady Bunch Writer in Minden This Week". Minden Press-Herald. 1970-03-25. p. 1.
  11. ^ TV.com, Tam Spiva appearances: http://www.tv.com/tam-spiva/person/4964/appearances.html

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