Steven Sunshine, Writer and Producer on ‘Webster’ and ‘The New Odd Couple,’ Dies at 81
By Mike Barnes
Published on April 6, 2026.
Steven Sunshine, the writer-producer and senior producer on the TV shows Webster and The New Odd Couple, has died at 81 after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. He and his wife, Madeline Sunshine, also worked on the Blake Edwards film Son of the Pink Panther and the Daytime Emmy-winning senior producer and "star whisperer" on the syndicated TV show Extra. They also developed the 1992 ABC sitcom Julie, starring Edwards' wife Julie Andrews, and the 1989 sitcom The People Next Door.
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