Merle Goldberg

Merle Shelley Goldberg of Los Angeles, died February 11, 2018. She was 67.

Merle was born on March 5th, 1950 in Cleveland to the late Morton and Geraldine Goldberg. Confirmed at Park Synagogue, she grew up in Coventry and Cleveland Heights, graduating from Cleveland Heights High in 1968. She went on to receive a B.F.A in Film and Television at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, before moving on to pursue her career in New York City and Los Angeles.

Merle was a television writer and producer who created numerous documentaries, tributes, biographies, and promotional campaigns for clients such as ABC, CBS, HBO Europe, Screen Actors Guild, Writer's Guild, American Film Institute, Dick Clark Productions, and TBS. In later years, she became a program coordinator at senior centers and retirement communities in southern California, developing movie and Broadway musical clubs and armchair traveler and current events programs.

A lover of genealogy and Jewish history, Merle made pilgrimages to Eastern Europe to learn about her ancestral roots. Merle interviewed many holocaust survivors, documenting their testimonies for the Shoah Foundation. She was an avid lover and historian of movies, spanning from the Golden Age to today.

She is survived by her brother, Steven Goldberg and wife, Susan; sister, Marcia Goldberg and husband, Paul Garrity; niece Jennifer Goldberg; nephews Michael and Eric Goldberg, Jacob and Adam Garrity.

Graveside services will be held at Mount Olive Cemetery on Sunday, February 18 at 1PM. Arrangements are being made by Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz.

Contributions in Merle’s memory may be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (bcrf.org) and the Jewish Deaf Community Center (jdcc.org).