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Alfa-Betty Olsen, Behind-the-Scenes ‘Comic Conspirator,’ Dies at 88

After quietly helping Mel Brooks set the irreverent tone on “Get Smart” and “The Producers,” she had a long collaboration as a writer with the actor and humorist Marshall Efron.

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Comedy and Humor, Deaths (Obituaries), Efron, Marshall, Get Smart (TV Program), Olsen, Alfa-Betty (1936-2025), The Great American Dream Machine (TV Program), The Producers (Movie), Writing and Writers
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