Ward Hawkins (29 December 1912 – 22 December 1990)[1][2] was an American author, who wrote from the 1940s through the 1980s. His later works seem to have been science fiction, but earlier he wrote serial stories for the Saturday Evening Post in the 1940s and 1950s.[3] He often wrote with his brother John Hawkins, and the University of Oregon has a collection of their manuscripts.[4] In the 1960s, the brothers were writing for television, notably as staff writers for Bonanza, and in the 1970s, John Hawkins was a producer and writer for Little House on the Prairie, while Ward was Story Editor and also contributed many teleplays for the program.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Credit Notes
1944 Secret Command Story By Co-Wrote Story with "John Hawkins"
1954 Crime Wave Story By Co-Wrote Story with "John Hawkins"
1956 The Killer Is Loose Story By Co-Wrote Story with "John Hawkins"
1957 The Shadow on the Window Story By Co-Wrote Story with "John Hawkins"
1958 Floods of Fear Story By Co-Wrote Story with "John Hawkins"
1965 The Final Hour Story By

Television

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Year TV Series Credit Notes
1952 Chevron Theatre Writer 2 Episodes
1952-56 Studio One Writer 2 Episodes
1955 Fireside Theatre Writer 1 Episode
Celebrity Playhouse Writer 1 Episode
1956 Kraft Television Theatre Writer 1 Episode
1956-58 General Electric Theater Writer 2 Episodes
1957 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Writer 1 Episode
Climax! Writer 1 Episode
1957-58 NBC Matinee Theater Writer 2 Episodes
1958 Suspicion Writer 1 Episode
1959 77 Sunset Strip Writer 1 Episode
Bourbon Street Beat Writer 1 Episode
1960 M Squad Writer 1 Episode
Stagecoach West Writer 1 Episode
The Best of the Post Writer 1 Episode
1961 Shannon Writer 1 Episode
Manhunt Writer 1 Episode
1961-73 Bonanza Writer, Story Editor 40 Episodes
1962 Alcoa Theatre Writer 3 Episodes
1962-65 Rawhide Writer 2 Episodes
1962-67 The Virginian Writer 7 Episodes
1963 Kraft Mystery Theatre Writer 1 Episode
1965 Burke's Law Writer 1 Episode
Convoy Writer 1 Episode
Daniel Boone Writer 1 Episode
1965-67 Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea Writer 4 Episodes
1966 Tarzan Writer 1 Episode
1967-68 The High Chaparral Writer, Story Editor, Script Consultant 19 Episodes
1974 The Cowboys Writer 2 Episodes
1974-75 Little House on the Prairie Writer, Story Editor 13 Episodes

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References

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  1. ^ "Ward Hawkins - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ Contento, Bill. "Fiction Mags Index". Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  3. ^ Contento, Bill. "Fiction Mags: The Saturday Evening Post". Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  4. ^ "John and Ward Hawkins papers, 1937-1981". University of Oregon Special Collections & University Archives: Archives West. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
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