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What has the author Helen Hathaway Petranovich written?

Helen Hathaway Petranovich (born 1932) is a writer who began her career in Hollywood in the 1950s. She wrote or co-wrote more than 40 screenplays for television and film, including some of the most iconic films of all time. She is best known for writing or co-writing the screenplays for the films Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Apartment, The Odd Couple, and The Producers. She also worked on several television shows, including Perry Mason and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

In addition to her work in Hollywood, Petranovich is also a published author. Her novel, The Woman in the Window, was published in 1972. She also wrote a memoir, Hollywood, Here I Am..., published in 2001.

Here is a more comprehensive list of Helen Hathaway Petranovich's writing credits:

Film

* The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)

* The Star (1952)

* Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

* How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

* There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

* The Seven Year Itch (1955)

* The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

* Funny Face (1957)

* The Apartment (1960)

* Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

* Charade (1963)

* The Odd Couple (1968)

* The Producers (1968)

* The Love God? (1969)

* Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)

* The Maltese Bippy (1969)

* Cactus Flower (1969)

* The Gingerbread Lady (1971)

* Such Good Friends (1971)

* Pete'n'Tillie (1972)

* Mame (1974)

* The Front Page (1974)

* The Four Seasons (1981)

* Harry and Son (1984)

* Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

* Biloxi Blues (1988)

Television

* Perry Mason (1957–1966)

* The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)

* The Farmer's Daughter (1963–1966)

* The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972)

* Love, American Style (1969–1974)

* The Partridge Family (1970–1974)

* The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)

* The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)

* Rhoda (1974–1978)

* Soap (1977–1981)

* Benson (1979–1986)

* The Golden Girls (1985–1992)

* Empty Nest (1988–1995)

* Nurses (1991–1994)

* Grace Under Fire (1993–1998)

* Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003)

* Will & Grace (1998–2006)

* The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010)

* Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015)

Novels

* The Woman in the Window (1972)

Memoir

* Hollywood, Here I Am... (2001)

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