 Later, he became a prolific writer and producer for television, for such shows as "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show", as well as for numerous variety specials, such as "If They Could See Me Now", starring Shirley MacLaine.He was nominated for several Academy Awards and won six Emmys and a Peabody Award.Robert Wells was born to a Jewish family in 1922 in Raymond, Washington, the son of Edna Irene (Bradford) and Nathan Levinson.