Gy Waldron
{{short description|American screenwriter and director (born 1932)}}
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|birth_name = Gyneth Markley Waldron
|birth_date = {{Birth_date and age|1932|8|5}}
|birth_place = Lenoxburg, Kentucky, U.S.
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|occupation = Screenwriter, film director
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|known_for = Creator of The Dukes of Hazzard
|alma mater = University of Georgia
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Gyneth Markley "Gy" Waldron (born August 5, 1932) is an American screenwriter best known as the writer/director of the movie Moonrunners, and creator of the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078607/ | title=IMDB of The Dukes of Hazzard show | publisher=IMDB.com | accessdate=2007-11-26 }}
Life and career
Born in Lenoxburg, Kentucky (about 60 km [35 miles] southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio), Waldron developed characters from his first film into the hit television series for CBS. He also wrote episodes for One Day at a Time as well as several TV movies.
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.gy-waldron.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|0907296}}
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Category:American television producers
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American male television writers
Category:American television writers
Category:American television show creators
Category:People from Bracken County, Kentucky