Philip Rapp (March 26, 1907 – January 23, 1996) was a film and television director and screenwriter. He wrote for Eddie Cantor and, for a brief period, wrote film scripts for Danny Kaye. Rapp is perhaps best known as the creator of Baby Snooks and The Bickersons. He died on January 23, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California. Rapp was a writer, director, and producer, and he directed a popular long-running radio series called The Batting Bickersons. He also introduced the Baby Snooks character for Fanny Brice of the Ziegfeld Follies. Topper (1953) is also directed by Rapp.