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Hugh Hamilton Wilson Jr. (August 21, 1943 – January 14, 2018) was an American film director, writer and television showrunner. He was the creator of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and Frank's Place, and was the director of the film comedies Police Academy and The First Wives Club.
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). He was married to Charters Smith. He died on 14 January 2018 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
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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.
Jan 17, 2018 · 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 Miami in 1943, his other films include The First Wives...
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.
Jan 17, 2018 · Hugh Wilson — director of the classic comedy Police Academy and creator of the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati — has died, aged 74. According to friends and family, the filmmaker died in...
Jan 16, 2018 · Hugh Wilson was a TV and film writer-director who created the hit comedies "WKRP in Cincinnati" and "Frank's Place". He also directed the first "Police Academy" movie and other popular comedies.
