Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Born
Hugh Thomas Wedlock Jr.

(1908-02-15)February 15, 1908
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 1993(1993-12-13) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter

Hugh Thomas Wedlock Jr. (February 15, 1908 - December 13, 1993)[1] was an American screenwriter. He worked with Howard Snyder writing for Jack Benny's radio and television program The Jack Benny Program; he also wrote for The Red Skelton Show[1][2] and The Gisele MacKenzie Show.[3] Wedlock died in December 1993 of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 85.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Hyatt, Wesley (January 29, 2004). A Critical History of Television's The Red Skelton Show, 1951-1971. McFarland. p. 176. ISBN 9780786417322 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Ellett, Ryan (December 1, 2017). Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. p. 180. ISBN 9781476665931 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "This Week (Cont'd)" (PDF). Ross Reports. September 23, 1957. p. 71.
  4. ↑ Vosburgh, Dick (February 9, 1994). "Obituary: Hugh Wedlock Jnr". The Independent. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hugh Wedlock Jr.; Comedy Writer for Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor". Los Angeles Times. December 18, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.


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