Christopher Robert Hayward(June 19, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American television writer and producer. He was the co-creator, withAllan Burns,of the television showsThe Munsters(1964) andMy Mother the Car(1965), and the creator ofDudley Do-Right.[1]
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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, withAllan Burns,of the 1960s television showsThe MunstersandMy Mother the Car,and the creator ofDudley Do-Right |
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| Children | 3 |
Biography
editBorn inBayonne, New Jersey,Hayward was a writer for the 1957-1958 color edition ofCrusader Rabbit(as "Chris Bob Hayward" ),The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show,Alice,Barney Miller,Get Smart,77 Sunset Strip,Fractured Flickers,andThe Governor & J.J.
He won, with Allan Burns, the 1968Emmy Awardfor "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy" for the episode "The Coming Out Party" of the television showHe & She.[2]
Hayward died ofcanceron November 20, 2006, in hisBeverly Hillshome.[3]
References
edit- ^"Animation Writer Hayward Passes at 81".Variety.7 December 2006.ISSN0042-2738.
- ^"Chris Hayward Awards & Nominations".Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.Retrieved26 April2016.
- ^Fox, Margalit(19 December 2006)."Chris Hayward, 81, TV Writer and a Creator of 'Munsters,' Is Dead".The New York Times.