▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁Chicago ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁writer ▁at ▁W GN ▁Radio ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Chief ▁W riter ▁at ▁CBS ▁Radio . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Southern ▁California ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁an ▁ill ust ri ous ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁scen ar ist , ▁writing ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁tele plays ▁for ▁such ▁shows ▁as ▁The ▁U nt ouch ables , ▁The ▁F ug itive , ▁Have ▁Gun , ▁Will ▁Tra vel , ▁Kraft ▁Sus p ense ▁Theatre , ▁The ▁F . B . I ., ▁The ▁Virgin ian , ▁Ben ▁Case y , ▁Bat ▁Master son , ▁The ▁Man ▁From ▁U . N . C . L . E ., ▁Ra wh ide , ▁Ir ons ide , ▁The ▁Name ▁of ▁the ▁Game ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁producer ▁on ▁the ▁Executive ▁Su ite ▁series , ▁Br ink ley ▁wrote ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁television ▁pil ots , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁Tra pper ▁John , ▁M . D .. ▁The ▁series ▁ran ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁on ▁CBS , ▁accum ulating ▁high ▁ratings ▁and ▁numerous ▁awards ▁for ▁its ▁unique ▁expl or ations ▁of ▁such ▁controvers ial ▁issues ▁as ▁gay ▁rights , ▁women ' s ▁rights , ▁e uth anas ia , ▁nuclear ▁dis arm ament , ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁die , ▁and ▁animal ▁research . ▁ ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁series ▁on ▁prime ▁time ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁A ID S ▁problem , ▁Tra pper ▁John ,