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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