Bernie West | 'All in the Family' writer, 92

Bernie West, 92, a writer and producer on such TV shows as

All in the Family,

The Jeffersons

, and

Three's Company

during a wide-ranging show-business career, died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Mr. West started as a vaudeville and nightclub performer after graduating from college and acted on stage and early television before turning to writing and producing. His television credits included Car 54, Where Are You? in 1961 and The Gary Moore Show in 1964. He also made two appearances in 1972 as Marvin the repairman on All in the Family and on Maude.

With writing partner Michael "Mickey" Ross, he wrote more than 30 episodes of the groundbreaking All in the Family starting in 1971, chronicling the lives of Archie Bunker and his family. He shared an Emmy with Ross and Lee Kalcheim for a 1972 episode, "The Bunkers and the Swingers."

"Bernie was the sweetest, the funniest," said Norman Lear, who created All in the Family and hired Mr. West and Ross as writers. After All in the Family, Mr. West moved on to another Lear sitcom, The Jeffersons. He and Ross later teamed with Don Nicholl to produce Three's Company and The Ropers.
- Los Angeles Times