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Hugh Wilson

Writing

Born August 21, 1943 · Miami, Florida, USA

Died January 14, 2018

Also known as Hugh Hamilton Wilson Jr. · Raoul Plager · Hughie Wilson

Biography

Hugh Wilson (August 21, 1943 - January 14, 2018) was an American director, writer and actor. He was best known as the creator and executive producer of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and Frank's Place. Hugh was a distinguished alumnus from the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He was a guest professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. The character of Bailey Quarters on WKRP was based on Wilson's wife. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Wilson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · 1988
  • Primetime Emmy Award

Filmography13 titles