What is Hugh Wilson?
'''Hugh Hamilton Wilson''' (August 21, 1943 &ndash; January 14, 2018) was an American movie and television director and television writer. He was best known as the creator of the TV series ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' and ''[[Frank's Place]]'', and as the director of the popular movie comedies ''[[Police Academy (franchise)|Police Academy]]'' and ''[[The First Wives Club]]''. He was born in [[Miami, Florida]]. In 1988, he won the [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]]. Wilson died on January 14, 2018 in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] at the age of 74 of [[emphysema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/16/hugh-wilson-dead-wkrp-in-cincinnati-creator-dies/|title=Hugh Wilson Dead: 'WKRP in Cincinnati' creator dies at 74|publisher=EW|date=January 16, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0933505|name=Hugh Wilson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Hugh}} [[Category:Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from emphysema]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Virginia]] [[Category:Movie directors from Florida]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Florida]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Writers from Miami]] {{US-bio-stub}}