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Husbands, Wives & Lovers aired from March until June 1978 on CBS.

One format that has rarely worked in television, despite numerous attempts, has been the hour-long situation comedy. This one followed the lives of five couples, all friends, who lived in the San Fernando Valley suburbs outside of Los Angeles. Murray Zuckerman ( Stephen Pearlman)was a traveling salesman for a pharmaceutical firm and spent much of his time out of town which didn't sit well with his wife Paula ( Cynthia Harris); Harry Bellini ( Eddie Barth)was a rough-hewn self-taught garbage truck tycoon with a young, naiive second wife named Joy ( Lynne Marie Stewart); Lennie ( Mark Lenow) was Harry's younger brother who was living with Rita DeLatarre ( Randee Heller), with whom he ran a stylish jean boutique; Ron Willis ( Ron Rifkin) was a dentist who had an amicable relationship with his wife Helene ( Jesse Welles), from whom he was separated; and Dixon Carter Fielding ( Charles Siebert) was Ron's best friend, a corporate attorney who was also representing Helene in the separation proceedings. Carter's wife, Courtney ( Claudette Nevins), was a spendthrift who managed to go through even more money than his substantial income provided.

The series was created by comedienne Joan Rivers.

Here is Eddie Barth's Obituary

"Simon & Simon" Actor Eddie Barth Dead at 78
by Andrew Scott

posted Jun 4th 2010

Eddie Barth, who played rival detective Myron Fowler on the NBC series "Simon & Simon", died May 28 of heart failure, the Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He was 78.

According to the report, Barth died at his home in Los Angeles.

In addition to "Simon & Simon", on which he appeared in 38 episodes, Barth acted on a number of famous television shows throughout his career, from "Kojak", to "Shaft" to "Murder She Wrote".

He also provided the closing line in the Miller Lite beer commercials of the '80s.

On the big screen, Barth provided voice work in such films as Babe: Pig in the City.

According to IMDB, his last credited role was on the TV series "As Told by Ginger", in 2002.

Born in Philadelphia in 1931, Barth is survived by his wife, son, grandson and daughter-in-law.

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For more on Husbands, Wives & Lovers go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husbands,_Wives_%26_Lovers

For an episode guide go to http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/HusbandsWivesAndLovers.htm

For a Website dedicated to Claudette Nevins go to http://www.claudettenevins.com/

For The Official Website of Joan Rivers go to http://www.joanrivers.com/

To watch the opening credits go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZwRFRQzG-s