Don Brinkley was born on March 9, 1921 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA as Donald Alan Brinkley. He was a writer and producer, known for Medical Center (1969), Trapper John, M.D. (1979) and Beach Patrol (1959). He was married to Marge Brinkley and Lois Annette Beard. He died on July 14, 2012 in Sag Harbor, New York.