Ron Friedman, ‘Transformers’ and ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ Writer, Dies At 93

Ronald I. Friedman, a television and film writer and producer known for his work on “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,” the 1986 “The Transformers: The Movie” and “Marvel Action Hour,” died Sept. 15. He was 93.

Friedman died from cardiopulmonary arrest at Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills.

Born in West Virginia in 1932, Friedman was raised in Pittsburgh, Penn. where he earned his B.A. in Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University.

As a member of the WGA, Friedman amassed over 700 hours of written content for primetime television with his work on shows such as “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Bewitched,” “Gilligan’s Island,…