Dick Wesson

Screenwriter

Birthday November 19, 1922

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE Apr 25, 1996 (73)

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About

Award-winning screenwriter and occasional actor who is best remembered as a longtime writer for The Beverly Hillbillies.

Before Fame

He started his entertainment career as one half of The Wesson Brothers comedy duo.

Trivia

He earned a Best Writing Primetime Emmy nomination for The Bob Cummings Show in 1959.

Family Life

He was the brother of Gene Wesson and had one daughter, actress Eileen.

Associated With

He acted opposite Kathryn Grayson in the 1953 musical The Desert Song.