RIP Stu Erwin, Jr.
The Hollywood Reporter
By Mike Barnes
12/17/2014
Stu Erwin, a former drama development executive at Grant
Tinker’s MTM Enterprises, died Nov. 22 at his home in Solana Beach, Calif.,
after a brief illness, his wife said. He was 82.
At MTM, a production company that had been known for hit
comedies (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda), Erwin was instrumental in getting
such noteworthy dramas as Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele, St. Elsewhere,
Lou Grant and The White Shadow on the air.
He later worked as creative director for Tinker’s GTG
Entertainment (Grant Tinker/Gannett), the home of Baywatch.
Earlier, Erwin supervised such network series as Marcus
Welby, M.D. and McCloud as an executive at Universal Studios.
Erwin, who attended Beverly Hills High School and Brown
University, began his career in show business as an associate producer on The
Ed Sullivan Show, then ran the advertising division at Ralston Purina in St.
Louis.
He was the son of actors Stuart Erwin and June Collyer, the
real-life husband and wife who starred on the 1950-55 ABC comedy show Trouble
With Father, later retitled The Stu Erwin Show. Erwin also starred as Joe
Palooka in a 1934 film and was nominated for an Oscar for playing a hillbilly
quarterback in Pigskin Parade (1936).
Survivors include his wife Diane, five children and their
spouses and six grandchildren.
ERWIN, Jr., Stuart
Born: 9/15/1932, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Died: 11/22/2014, Solana Beach, California, U.S.A.
Stuart Erwin, Jrs. western - executive producer:
The Busters (TV) - 1975
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