Jay Sommers (January 3, 1917 – September 25, 1985) was an American producer, director and comedy writer whose career spanned four decades.
[1] He also wrote for and executive produced Petticoat Junction during its second and third seasons, and also worked for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
Sommers produced, created and co-wrote Pioneer Spirit, a pilot that was broadcast on NBC television July 21, 1969.
[6][7] In 1984, the USC School of Cinematic Arts honored Sommers by giving a retrospective of Green Acres.
[2] Sommers died of a heart disease[8] September 25, 1985, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.