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

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

  1. ^ "Animation Writer Hayward Passes at 81". Variety. 7 December 2006. ISSN 0042-2738.
  2. ^ "Chris Hayward Awards & Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ 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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