Joyce Rebeta-Burditt was a bestselling novelist and creator who died on June 2 in Los Angeles.
She made the long-running Dick Van Dyke drama Diagnosis Murder.
She was 83
Joyce Rebeta-Burditt cause of death
She died naturally as of 2022.
The 1977 Macmillan novel became a New York Times best-seller and was adapted into a television film starring Natalie Wood. Cassie Barrett, the main heroine, was inspired by Rebeta-early Burditt’s existence as a young married woman with three tiny children.
Joyce Rebeta-Burditt’s wife and children
Rebeta-Burditt was married with children as of 2022.
In 1981, she published her second novel, Triplets. Five years later, she penned the screenplay for Under the Influence, a TV drama on the effects of alcoholism on families starring a very young Keanu Reeves. Andy Griffith was also in the film, and he asked Rebeta-Burditt to join the writing crew of his drama series Matlock.
Joyce Rebeta-Burditt net worth
She was worth 6 million when she died
She gained a lot from her exploits in book authoring and script writing.
Joyce Rebeta-Burditt funeral
Her funeral will be held soon.