Dick Chevillat (December 31, 1905 – May 10, 1984) was an American writer and producer who worked in radio, film, and television.
Early in his career, Chevillat wrote for The Jack Benny Program and for the Marx Brothers,[1] and then for Sealtest-sponsored radio programs The Rudy Vallée Show and The Joan Davis Show,[2] on which he was teamed with Ray Singer (writer).
[3][4] Alice Faye reportedly broke her arm in a game of charades at Chevillat's Encino home in 1947.
[3] Chevillat and Singer worked on television shows such as It's a Great Life and The Frank Sinatra Show and on films including Neptune's Daughter (1949) and Viva Las Vegas (1964).
[2] He received story credit for Gordy (1995), which he and Jay Sommers originally wrote with Arnold the Pig from Green Acres in mind, posthumously.