Bruce Johnson was a successful TV writer and producer. Bruce died at his Encino California home on September 27 2005 of heart failure. He was 66 years old. Born in Piedmont, CA, Bruce moved to Los Angeles when he transferred from City College of San Francisco to USC where he majored in drama. Upon graduating, Bruce gained his first professional experience interning on "The Andy Griffith Show." In a career that spanned forty years Bruce wrote for and produced shows such as "Gomer Pyle," "The Jim Nabors Hour", "Alice," "Mork & Mindy," "Webster" and "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" and many others. Bruce is survived by his wife of 39 years, Kathy, his two sons: - Grant and his grandchildren, Coleman, Peyton, and Taylor.
(May 2005) London, England
Bruce mentored his cousin Paul PJ Johnson while he was attending UC Berkeley and studying Social Science with an emphasis on Mass Communication, Marketing and Film. Paul did his A + thesis on how a TV show gets on air following the creation, production and broadcast of ABCs Webster that Bruce was producing at the time PJ was at Cal.
Father of Andy Johnson.
