Editing Nat Perrin (section)

==Biography==
Perrin was a registered attorney who never practiced; he instead worked in the publicity department for [[Warner Bros.]]  in 1930. He often told the story of how he made his way into [[Groucho Marx]]'s dressing room in 1931 with a forged letter of introduction from [[Moss Hart]]. Groucho  was impressed with Perrin, and arranged for him to be hired by [[Paramount Pictures]] for the film ''[[Monkey Business (1931 film)|Monkey Business]]'' (1931). The two went on to become lifelong friends. In the late 1930s, Perrin produced for [[Columbia Pictures]], moving to [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in the 1940s.  
 
In the early 1950s, he became a producer for such TV shows as ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]'' (run 1951–1971) and the anthology series ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (run 1952–1970). He produced and was head writer for ''[[The Addams Family (1964 television series)|The Addams Family]]'' series from 1964–1966.

Beginning in the late 1970s and well into his later years, Perrin taught screenwriting and film history at [[California State University Northridge]].

His lifelong friendship with Groucho Marx, for whom he also wrote the ''[[Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel]]'' radio shows, came to a close when Perrin served as temporary conservator of the comedian's estate in 1977.