Answer the following question: What key details about rod amateau can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: rodney '' rod '' amateau -lrb- december 20 , 1923 -- june 29 , 2003 -rrb- was an american screenwriter , film and television director . among programs that he directed were nbc 's '' the dennis day show '' , cbs 's sitcoms '' the many loves of dobie gillis '' , starring dwayne hickman , '' mister ed '' , '' the bob cummings show '' , starring robert cummings , and '' the new phil silvers show '' , an unsuccessful attempt by comedian phil silvers to return to a regular series . he was producer of tv shows such as '' my mother the car '' and '' supertrain '' , and wrote the story for the 1988 film '' sunset '' . amateau also directed a few episodes of '' the dukes of hazzard '' , and appeared in a handful of episodes as an actor as well . he infamously directed , produced , and co-wrote the critically panned 1987 film '' the garbage pail kids movie '' . from 1945 to 1949 , he was married to actress coleen gray , who sued him for child support in 1955 . from 1959 to 1962 , he was married to sandra burns , daughter of george burns and gracie allen .
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- death date is 29 june 2003- spouse is coleen gray 1945 -- 1949- othername is rodney amateau- birth date is 20 december 1923- name is rod amateau- death place is los angeles , united states- birth place is new york city , united states- yearsactive is 1950 -- 1989