Roy Huggins
Subtitle: creator of Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, The fugitive and The Rockford files
By: Paul Green ; foreword by Jo Swerling, Jr
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780786476718
Subjects: Biography; Television producers and directors
Description: "Producer-writer Roy Huggins is best known for creating the TV series, Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, The Fugitive, Run For Your Life and The Rockford Files. This biography details his personal and professional life, aided by interviews with family, producers, actors and writers who worked with Huggins. Includes an extensive filmography and previously unpublished photographs provided by family"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lineage; title: Formal years; title: Hard-boiled Huggins; title: The lady with the torch; title: Howard Hughes Radio Pictures; title: Paranoia and discord; title: Transition; title: Shady dealings; title: Trouble at Fox; title: Guilty until proven innocent; title: Escape from tomorrow; title: One step ahead; title: Fallow ground; title: Revolving doors; title: Best sellers; title: rejuvenation; title: Denouement; title: The works of Roy Huggins; title: Chapter notes.