Michael Ross (screenwriter)

Michael Ross (born Isadore Rovinsky) (August 4, 1919 – May 26, 2009) was an American screenwriter and television producer.

Ross then served as a bomber pilot in United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

Ross, along with longtime business partner Bernie West, made his mark in the 1970s with the breakout TV sitcom All in the Family, for which he won a writing Emmy in 1973.

After writing for Lear's All in the Family, Ross wrote and served as executive producer for the spin-off The Jeffersons.

Ross also made a $3 million bequest and 25% share of his rights to all his shows to the National Yiddish Book Center.