Gyneth Markley "Gy" Waldron (born

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1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

) is an

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and

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best known as the writer/director of the movie ''

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'', and creator of the television series, ''

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''.

Life and career

Born in Lenoxburg, Kentucky (about 60 km 5 milessoutheast of

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), 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waldron, Gy 1932 births American television producers American screenwriters American television writers American male television writers The Dukes of Hazzard Living people People from Bracken County, Kentucky Film directors from Kentucky