Coles Trapnell
Valentine Coles Trapnell (August 2, 1910 – January 29, 1999) was an American television producer, writer, and director most famous for a stint following Roy Huggins as the producer of the Warner Bros. Western series "Maverick" starring James Garner, Jack Kelly, and Roger Moore, beginning with the show's third season. Trapnell also wrote scripts for "Yancy Derringer", "Lawman", and "Twelve O'Clock High", and authored the book "Teleplay; an introduction to television writing" (original edition, 1966; revised edition, 1974).