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    Teenage Trials and Tribulations

    Apr 05, 2022 4 minutes
    By Michael O’Donnell

    In 1959, writer Max Shulman appeared as a guest panelist on the TV game show What’s My Line. He was introduced by Arlene Francis as the author of the book that was the basis for the Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward movie Rally ’Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), and as the writer for the new TV series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, based on Shulman’s 1951 best-selling book of the same name.

    Describing his brand of humor, Shulman once said, “Life was bitter, but I was not.” So, as teenager Dobie Gillis continually beautiful girl), he may occasionally lose hope, but he always rebounds with a new scheme.

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