Chris Hayward
Chris Hayward | |
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| Born | Christopher Robert Hayward June 19, 1925 Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 20, 2006 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer and producer |
| Known for | Co-creator, with Allan Burns, of the 1960s television shows The Munsters and My Mother the Car, and the creator of Dudley Do-Right |
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| Children | 3 |
Christopher Robert Hayward (June 19, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American television writer and producer. He was the co-creator, with Allan Burns, of the television shows The Munsters (1964) and My Mother the Car (1965), and the creator of Dudley Do-Right.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Hayward was a writer for the 1957-1958 color edition of Crusader Rabbit (as "Chris Bob Hayward"), The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Alice, Barney Miller, Get Smart, 77 Sunset Strip, Fractured Flickers, and The Governor & J.J.
He won, with Allan Burns, the 1968 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy" for the episode "The Coming Out Party" of the television show He & She.[2]
Hayward died of cancer on November 20, 2006, in his Beverly Hills home.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Animation Writer Hayward Passes at 81". Variety. 7 December 2006. ISSN 0042-2738.
- ^ "Chris Hayward Awards & Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (19 December 2006). "Chris Hayward, 81, TV Writer and a Creator of 'Munsters,' Is Dead". The New York Times.
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