David Tebet Fabray. They were wed in 1947 and divorced in 1951. Tebet was said to be the inspiration for Felix Unger, the fastidious divorcé in Neil Simon’s "The Odd Couple". Slovenly, Oscar Madison was reportedly based on Tebet’s onetime roommate, songwriter Sammy Cahn. Tebet was also writer Paddy Chayefsky’s model for Max Schumacher, the level-headed television executive played by William Holden in the movie "Network". For his contributions to television, Tebet was granted the medallion for distinguished service by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He was also a lifetime member of the Board of Governors of the New
Brian Unger has written a book review for "The Washington Post". He is a commentator on the internet talk show "The Young Turks", which streams on YouTube; it is one of the most watched news programs produced solely for the web. The show was briefly broadcast on the Current TV television network from 2011 to 2013. Unger was even the narrator for the PBS American version of Nature's "Spy in the Wild". Unger hosted a documentary special on The History Channel titled "How the States Got Their Shapes". In 2011, the network expanded the special into a weekly series, which Unger hosts.