David Lloyd Dies
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David Lloyd, who wrote scores of scripts for some of the most popular television sitcoms of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s — including the memorable Chuckles the Clown episode of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which was revered by comedy connoisseurs for wringing belly laughs from a funeral — died Tuesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 75.
The cause was prostate cancer, which was diagnosed 21 years ago, his son Christopher said.
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Mr. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Arline, whom he married in 1958; a sister, Sally; two daughters, Julie and Amy; and three sons, Douglas, Christopher and Stephen, the last two of whom are television writers. Christopher Lloyd said that his father’s wit and restless intelligence created an intellectually competitive household that was especially focused on what was funny.
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