. "Samuel Tolchinsky"@en . . "1970Z"^^ . "1913-08-03Z"^^ . "2007Z"^^ . . "Tolkin, Mel"@en . . . "Shmuel Tolchinsky"@en . . . . "Mel Tolkin, n\u00E9 Shmuel Tolchinsky(August 3, 1913 \u2013 November 26, 2007), was a television comedy writer best known as head writer of the seminal live TV sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows (NBC, 1950\u20131954) during the Golden Age of Television. There he presided over a storied staff that at times included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, and Larry Gelbart."@en . "1913Z"^^ . . "American comedy writer" . "1940Z"^^ . "Mel Tolkin"@en . "2007-11-26Z"^^ .