# Burt Nodella

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American television producer

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**Burton "Burt" Nodella** (May 26, 1924 – February 23, 2016), also known as **Cary Nodella**, was an American television producer, most notably for the cult classic *[Get Smart](/source/Get_Smart)*.

## World War II

The [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn) native served in the United States Army in World War II under General [George S. Patton Jr.](/source/George_S._Patton_Jr.), survived conflicts at [Omaha Beach](/source/Omaha_Beach) and the [Battle of the Bulge](/source/Battle_of_the_Bulge), and helped liberate the [Bergen-Belsen concentration camp](/source/Bergen-Belsen_concentration_camp).[1]

## Career

Nodella produced 47 episodes during seasons three and four of the 1960s comedy series *[Get Smart](/source/Get_Smart)*, wrote a couple of installments and appeared as a KAOS doctor in another. He won two Emmy Awards in 1968 and 1969 for producing the series. He also contributed to *[The Tim Conway Show](/source/The_Tim_Conway_Show_(1970_TV_series))* (1970) and [CBS Summer Playhouse](/source/CBS_Summer_Playhouse), as well as various television movies.

## Personal life

In 1946, Nodella attended [University of California, Los Angeles](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles) where he met Joanne Davis. They married in 1947 and had two children.[1] From 1968 to 1979, Nodella dated model and actress [Barbara Feldon](/source/Barbara_Feldon), who played "Agent 99" on *[Get Smart](/source/Get_Smart)*.[2] He spent his remaining years living on his boat in [Marina del Rey](/source/Marina_del_Rey%2C_California).[2]

## Death

Burt Nodella died on February 23, 2016, aged 91, and was survived by his two children, Matthew Nodella and Carrie Kane.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lat_1-1) ["Burt Nodella 1924 - 2016"](https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=burt-nodella&pid=177925314). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Legacy.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-thr_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-thr_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-thr_2-2) Barnes, Mike (March 5, 2016). ["Burt Nodella, Emmy-Winning Producer on19 'Get Smart,' Dies at 91"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/burt-nodella-dead-get-smart-872976). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved December 25, 2020.

## External links

- [Burt Nodella](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633816/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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