[1] In 1965, Caruso and Gardner were part of the writing staff which won an Emmy for their work on David Frost's That Was the Week That Was.
[3][1] Caruso and Gardner co-wrote television specials for Jerry Lewis, Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles and Jack Benny.
They co-wrote Which Way to the Front?, a 1970 satirical war flick starring Jerry Lewis; The World's Greatest Athlete, a 1973 Walt Disney production starring John Amos and Jan-Michael Vincent; and Doin' Time, a 1985 Warner Brothers film.
[2] Caruso then became a screenwriting professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, where he taught for more than twenty years.
[1][2] Dee Caruso died of pneumonia at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on May 27, 2012, at the age of 83.