Christopher Robert Hayward (June 19, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an

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television writer and producer. He was the co-creator, with

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, of the television shows '' The Munsters'' (1964) and ''

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'' (1965), and the creator of Dudley Do-Right.

Biography

Born in

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, Hayward was a writer for the 1957-1958 color edition of '' Crusader Rabbit'' (as "Chris Bob Hayward"), '' The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Get Smart'', '' 77 Sunset Strip'', '' Fractured Flickers'', and '' The Governor & J.J.'' He won, with Allan Burns, the 1968

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for "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy" for the episode "The Coming Out Party" of the television show ''

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''. Hayward died of

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on November 20, 2006, in his

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home.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Chris 1925 births 2006 deaths Writers from Bayonne, New Jersey American television writers American male television writers Primetime Emmy Award winners Deaths from cancer in California Screenwriters from New Jersey 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers Television producers from New Jersey