Nicholl was born in
Sunderland, England. He worked as a journalist, columnist, and publicist in England, and moved to the United States in 1968. Nicholl's production company Nicholl Ross West (with
Mickey Ross and
Bernie West) wrote for the
situation comedies All in the Family,
The Jeffersons, and produced
The Dumplings, ''
Three's Company, and The Ropers''. ==Legacy==