Robert Schlitt

SCHLITT, Robert Passed away peacefully at his home on November 25th. Mr. Schlitt is survived by his children, Michael, Caroline, Colin and Sarah; and by his grandchildren, Suzanna, Max, Alexa and Isabella. Born in Brooklyn New York on July 24, 1933, the only child to parents Carl and Dorothy, he served in Frankfurt, with the U.S. Army Special Services Division (1955-56), where he played clarinet, saxophone and guitar with the Special Services jazz band. In 1957, he graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Literature. He worked for a year and a half in Paris as a professional actor and musician. In 1960, his English translation of Felicien Marceau's "The Egg" opened at Broadway's Court Theater, where it was included on several "10 best plays of the Season" lists. In 1965, Mr. Schlitt went to work for NY Radio Station WBAI, where he co-created and performed a satirical sketch program "Its Your World and You Can Have it." The work quickly landed him a trip to Hollywood to write the premiere episode of a new television show "The Monkees". He continued to work in television steadily for the next 35 years, with episodic writing credits including The Nurses, NYPD, Adam-12, The Mod Squad, Hawaii Five-0, Kung Fu, The Streets of San Francisco, and Lou Grant. Writer/Producer credits include The Blue Knight, Hill Street Blues, Q.E.D., Chicago Story, The Lazarus Syndrome, Emerald Point NAS, Sweepstakes, Matlock, Father Dowling Mysteries, Diagnosis Murder, Jake and the Fat Man and Perry Mason Mysteries. A lover of books, an avid sailor, a brilliant chef and a masterful conversationalist--there are few subjects he couldn't discuss at great length-Robert Schlitt is a genuine original. He will be sorely missed. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Schlitt's family requests donations be made online to the "Robert L. Schlitt Memorial Fund" at the LUNGevity Foundation at www.lungevity.org/RobertSchlitt or by calling (312) 464-0716.