Helen Kushnick
About
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Also Known As
Helen Gorman Kushnick,
Helen Gorman
Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Died
August 28, 1996
Cause of Death
Cancer
Filmography
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The Solitary Man
(1979)
Production Consultant
An Evening of Comedy With Jimmie Walker & Friends II
(1989)
Executive Producer
An Evening of Comedy With Jimmie Walker and Friends
(1988)
Executive Producer
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
(1987)
Executive Producer
Jay Leno and the American Dream
(1986)
Executive Producer
The Jay Leno Show
(1986)
Executive Producer
Family & Companions
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Jerrold Kushnick
Husband
Entertainment lawyer. Died of cancer c. 1989.
Biography
Filmography
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
The Solitary Man
(1979)
Production Consultant
Producer (Special)
An Evening of Comedy With Jimmie Walker & Friends II
(1989)
Executive Producer
An Evening of Comedy With Jimmie Walker and Friends
(1988)
Executive Producer
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
(1987)
Executive Producer
Jay Leno and the American Dream
(1986)
Executive Producer
The Jay Leno Show
(1986)
Executive Producer
Life Events
1975
Spotted Jay Leno performing at the Comedy Store
1987
Diagnosed with breast cancer
1990
Had a lumpectomy, them mastectomy
1992
Became executive producer of "The Tonight Show" in May, after Jay Leno began hosting it full time
1992
Dismissed by NBC executives only four months later
1996
Portrayed by Kathy Bates in the HBO TV movie "The Late Shift"
Family
Joseph Gorman
Brother
Survived her.
Samuel Kushnick
Son
Twin to Sara Rose; died at the age of 3 in 1983 after becoming infected with AIDS during a blood transfusion.
Sara Rose Kushnick
Daughter
Twin to Samuel; survived her.
Companions
Jerrold Kushnick
Husband
Entertainment lawyer. Died of cancer c. 1989.
