Madelyn Pugh Davis, 1921-2011

My fondest childhood memories involve staying home sick from school and getting to watch TV on the couch. There were always four “I Love Lucy” episodes in a row at midday, which made me extremely happy. It’s a show that is so commonplace in the firmament that we tend to forget just how influential and innovative it actually was. Anyway, trailblazing writer Madelyn Pugh Davis, who had a hand in every episode, has died. She was 90.