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'''Irving Pincus''' (March 14, 1914 – May 13, 1984) was a [[film]] and [[television]] writer and producer who created the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[CBS]] [[situation comedy]], ''[[The Real McCoys]],'' which aired in prime time from 1957 to 1963 and subsequently in rebroadcasts over many years. The principal star of ''The Real McCoys'' was [[Academy Award]]-winning Walter Brennan (1894-1974. The series is the story of a farm family from [[West Virginia]], who relocated to the San Fernando Valley in southern [[California]]. Though a comedy, it is known for his inspirational themes.

'''Irving Pincus''' (March 14, 1914 – May 13, 1984) was a [[film]] and [[television]] writer and producer who created the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[CBS]] [[situation comedy]], ''[[The Real McCoys]],'' which aired in prime time from 1957 to 1963 and subsequently in rebroadcasts over many years. The principal star of ''The Real McCoys'' was [[Academy Award]]-winning Walter Brennan (1894-1974. The series is the story of a farm family from [[West Virginia]], who relocated to the San Fernando Valley in southern [[California]]. Though a comedy, it is known for his inspirational themes.

Though ''The Real McCoys'' did not air until 1957, Pincus had already coined the title and in 1955 was shopping the prospective series with [[NBC]].<ref>"NBC-TV Preps 'Real McCoys," ''Billboard'' magazine, October 8, 1955.</ref><ref>''Billboard'' magazine apparently misspelled "Pincus" as "Pinkus"; in the October 8, 1955, edition. However, ''Billboard'' used "Pincus" and refers to "Norm and Irv Pincus" in the edition of July 5, 1952.</ref> Irving Pincus and his brother, Norman Charles Pincus (1906-1978), wrote many of the scripts for ''The Real McCoys,'' which landed two years later on the ABC Thursday evening schedule. Irving Pincus joined the series star, [[Walter Brennan]], in the formation of Brennan-Westgate Productions, with filming of the series at Desilu Studio, owned by [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]. Pincus produced ninety-one episodes from 1957 to 1961 and wrote scripts of eighty-five segments spread throughout the duration of the program, from the third episode "The Egg War" to the series finale "Pepino's Mama."<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683913/|title=Irving Pincus|publisher=[[Internet Movie Data Base]]|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>

Though ''The Real McCoys'' did not air until 1957, Pincus had already coined the title and in 1955 was shopping the prospective series with [[NBC]].<ref>"NBC-TV Preps 'Real McCoys," ''Billboard'' magazine, October 8, 1955.</ref><ref>''Billboard'' magazine apparently misspelled "Pincus" as "Pinkus"; in the October 8, 1955, edition. However, ''Billboard'' used "Pincus" and refers to "Norm and Irv Pincus" in the edition of July 5, 1952.</ref> Irving Pincus and his brother, Norman Charles Pincus (1906-1978), wrote many of the scripts for ''The Real McCoys,'' which landed two years later on the ABC Thursday evening schedule. Irving Pincus joined the series star, Walter Brennan, in the formation of Brennan-Westgate Productions, with filming of the series at Desilu Studio, then owned by [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]. Pincus produced ninety-one episodes from 1957 to 1961 and wrote scripts of eighty-five segments spread throughout the duration of the program, from the third episode "The Egg War" to the series finale "Pepino's Mama."<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683913/|title=Irving Pincus|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>

Hyman Jack "Hy"  Averback (1920-1997), a former actor from [[Minnesota]], was the principal director of ''The Real McCoys, but versatile co-star Richard Crenna (1926-2003), in the role of Luke McCoy, later assumed duties as a director along with two others.

Hyman Jack "Hy"  Averback (1920-1997), a former actor from [[Minnesota]], was the principal director of ''The Real McCoys, but versatile co-star Richard Crenna (1926-2003), in the role of Luke McCoy, later assumed duties as a director along with two others.