Valentine Coles Trapnell (August 2, 1910 – January 29, 1999) was an American television producer, writer, and director most famous for a stint following
Roy Huggins as the producer of the
Warner Bros.
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Western
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series ''
Maverick'' starring
James Garner
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,
Jack Kelly, and
Roger Moore
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, beginning with the show's
third season. Trapnell also wrote scripts for ''
Yancy Derringer'', ''
Lawman'', and ''
Twelve O'Clock High'', and authored the book ''Teleplay; an introduction to television writing'' (original edition, 1966; revised edition, 1974).
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Television producers from New York City
1910 births
1999 deaths
20th-century American businesspeople