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American screenwriter
Hugh Wedlock Jr.
BornHugh 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) 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 and The Gisele MacKenzie Show. Wedlock died in December 1993 of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 85.

References

  1. ^ 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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