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Don Ingalls

Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (died 2014)

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Born
July 29, 1918
Died
March 10, 2014
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1918

About Don Ingalls

Donald George Ingalls was an American screenwriter and television producer. During his 35-year career Ingalls wrote scripts for more than 70 episodes of network television, including Adam-12, Bonanza, The Big Valley, Fantasy Island, Gunsmoke, Have Gun-Will Travel, Honey West, Marcus Welby M.D., Police Story, Serpico, Star Trek, and The Virginian. Ingalls also wrote the script for the movie Airport 1975. Ingalls was the first to resign from the LAPD to pursue a writing career. In 1957 Ingalls sold his first script for the ZIV TV show Harbor Command. Ingalls became a police officer and worked under Chief William H. Ingalls became the show's producer in 1962.

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Don Ingalls timeline

  1. In 1957 Ingalls sold his first script for the ZIV TV show Harbor Command.
  2. Ingalls became the show's producer in 1962.

The world when Don Ingalls was born

Don Ingalls was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Don Ingalls's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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