In Remembrance: Harvey Bullock

     Harvey Bullock, the screenwriter of such 1960s comedies as Girl Happy (1965) and With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), has passed away in Laguna Beach, CA on April 23, 2006. He was 84.

     Born on June 4, 1921 in Oxford, NC, Bullock graduated with a bachelors degree in English from Duke University. While serving in the Navy during World War II, Bullock was part of a counter-intelligence group that created and transmitted fake radio messages designed to feed the Nazis false information.

     Bullock started his career in television in 1960, writing scripts with writing partner Ray Allen for the animated series The Flintstones and the live-action series The Andy Griffith Show. They also worked on the series The Jetsons and The Dick Van Dyke Show.

     In 1964, the pair had their first film produced- the rather tame sex farce Honeymoon Hotel with Robert Goulet and Nancy Kwan. The following year they wrote Girl Crazy for Elvis Presley. Their work on The Flintstone’s television series landed Bullock and Allen the job of developing the story for the cartoon’s translation to the big screen with 1966’s The Man Called Flintstone. Bullock and Allen also collaborated on the screenplays for Who’s Minding The Mint? (1967), With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) and Don’t Drink The Water (1969), which was adapted from the Woody Allen play.

     Bullock and Allen continued their work in television, writing scripts for Hogan’s Heroes and Alice. They pair also served as executive producers of Love, American Style and created the animated sit-com Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. After Allen passed away in 1981, Bullock retired, though he did help co-write the Andy Griffith Show television reunion special Return To Mayberry in 1986.