Gyneth Markley "Gy" Waldron (born August 5, 1932) is an
American screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
best known as the writer/director of the movie ''
Moonrunners'', and creator of the television series, ''
The Dukes of Hazzard
''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy television series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes, 147 ...
''.
Life and career
Born in
Lenoxburg, Kentucky (about 60 km
5 milessoutheast of
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
), 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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1932 births
American television producers
American male screenwriters
American male television writers
American television writers
American television show creators
Living people
People from Bracken County, Kentucky
Film directors from Kentucky
The Dukes of Hazzard