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    Hugh Wilson. Writer: Blast from the Past. Hugh Wilson was born on 24 August 1943 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Blast from the Past (1999), Frank's Place (1987) and WKRP in Cincinnati (1978).

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  2. Jan 16, 2018 · Hugh Wilson, who created the acclaimed sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and directed and co-wrote the first Police Academy movie, launching a Warner Bros. franchise, has died. He was 74. An Emmy winner ...

  3. Jan 18, 2018 · Hugh Wilson — the creator of the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, who was also a director and an Emmy Award-winning writer — has died at 74. Wilson died Jan. 14 at his home in Charlottesville, Va.

  4. Jan 17, 2018 · Wilson started out as a writer before turning to directing Hugh Wilson, the director of the first Police Academy film and the creator of US sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, has died aged 74. Born in ...

  5. Jan 16, 2018 · Wilson won an Emmy in 1988 for his short-lived series “Frank’s Place”. Hugh Wilson, director of the hit big-screen comedies “Police Academy” and “The First Wives Club” and creator of ...

  6. While Andy Travis received his name and some personality elements from a cousin of creator Hugh Wilson, [16] he was based primarily on innovative program director Mikel Herrington, [17] who also was the inspiration for the character Jeff Dugan in the 1978 film FM, written by Ezra Sacks, who had worked at KMET.

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  8. Hugh Wilson, an award-winning director and writer whose credits ranged from the raucous film comedy "Police Academy" to the popular sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," has died at age 74.