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Joel Rapp

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Joel Rapp
Born
Joel Malcolm Rapp

(1934-05-22)May 22, 1934
DiedSeptember 15, 2021(2021-09-15) (aged 87)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
SpouseSusan Stoller
Children2
ParentPhilip Rapp (father)

Joel Malcolm Rapp (May 22, 1934 – September 15, 2021) was an American writer and director who worked extensively in film and television.[1][2]

Life and career

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Rapp was born in New York, and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. He was the son of Philip Rapp, and was the older brother of Paul Rapp, a production manager for film and television.[2]

In the late 1950s, Rapp worked with producer Roger Corman as a director on the films High School Big Shot and Battle of Blood Island. He also wrote for numerous sitcoms including McHale's Navy, Bewitched, and Green Acres.

Rapp was a passionate gardener, and was nicknamed "Mr. Mother Earth, Plant Man to the Stars". He authored 14 books on gardening, and was the gardener for Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.[2]

He died in Beverly Hills on September 15, 2021, at the age of 87. He was survived by his wife, brother and two children.[2]

Selected credits

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ Derek Royal, "The Blood before the Stain: An Interview with Joel Rapp", Philip Roth Studies 2.1 (2006): 3-11. Accessed 15 June 2012
  2. ^ a b c d Barnes, Mike. "Joel Rapp, Sitcom Writer on 'McHale's Navy' and 'Gilligan's Island,' Dies at 87". Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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