Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gil Fates ( born Joseph Gilbert Fates on September 29 , 1914 in Newark , New Jersey , USA-died May 1 , 2000 in New York City , New York , USA ) was an American television producer .
Simplified: Joseph Gilbert Fates ( September 29 , 1914 Newark , New Jersey - May 1 , 2000 New York City , New York , ) was an American television producer .