Burt Nodella


Burton Nodella, a.k.a. Cary Nodella, was an American television producer, most notable for the cult classic Get Smart.

WWII

The Brooklyn native served in the United States Army in World War II under General George S. Patton Jr., survived conflicts at Omaha Beach, the Battle of the Bulge and lastly helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Career

Burt Nodella produced 47 episodes of Get Smart, wrote a couple of installments and appeared as a KAOS doctor in another. He won two Emmy Awards in 1968 and 1969 for producing the 1960s comedy series Get Smart. He also contributed to The Tim Conway Show and CBS Summer Playhouse, as well as various television movies.

Personal life

In 1946 he attended UCLA where he met Joanne Davis. They married in 1947 and had two children.
Nodella later dated Barbara Feldon from 1968 to 1979. He spent his remaining years living on his boat in Marina Del Rey.

Death

Burt Nodella died on February 23, 2016, aged 91, and was survived by his two children Matthew Nodella and Carrie Kane, and extended family.