- Father of Christopher Lloyd and Stephen Lloyd.
- Won an Emmy for his writing of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) episode, Chuckles Bites the Dust (1975), always listed in the "Top 10" sitcom lists, and made TV Guide's "100 Greatest Sitcom Episodes Ever" list.
- He was Johnny Carson's favorite monologue writer, and Carson hated losing him when he left The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) for bigger things in 1970.
- The Time magazine obituary tribute (30 November 2009) was written by friend Mary Tyler Moore.
- Father-in-law of Arleen Sorkin.
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