Max Simon Ehrlich (October 10, 1909 – February 11, 1983[1]) was an American writer.
[2][3] Ehrlich began his career in newspapers, working as a correspondent for the Albany, New York Knickerbocker Press and Evening News during his college years, then after graduating as a feature writer for the Springfield, Massachusetts Republican.
His television work included scripts for the series Barney Blake, The Big Story, The Defenders, The Nurses, The United States Steel Hour, and Star Trek (episode "The Apple").
[2][3] Three of his feature film scripts (listed below) were adaptations of his own novels.
One daughter, Amy Ehrlich, is a writer of books for children.