John Furia Jr. (1929 – May 7, 2009) was an American television writer, whose credits included Bonanza, Hotel (co-developed with Barry Oringer), Hawaii Five-O, The Twilight Zone, Kung Fu, The Waltons and Dr.
[2][3] Furia graduated from Fordham University (where he participated in variety shows as a singer and actor[4]) with a degree in Constitutional history.
Besides the aforementioned shows, he wrote for The Alcoa Hour, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, and Espionage.
[3] Furia received several honors from the WGA for his work, including the Morgan Cox, Valentine Davies and Edmund H. North awards for "leadership and guild service.
"[3] Additionally, Furia was a professor and director of film writing at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema and Television.