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Preston Wood (I) (1923–2011)

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William Preston Wood II was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was a prominent Philadelphia banker. Wood's parents divorced shortly after his birth. His mother, a vaudeville and silent film performer, took him and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. There he completed high school and a stint at the local community college, followed by admission to the University of Florida... See full bio »

Born:

William Preston Wood II
in Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 87) in USA
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1999 The New Addams Family (TV series)
– Fester, the Tycoon (1999) (teleplay)
– Fester and Granny vs. Grandpapa Addams (1999) (teleplay)
 
1980-1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
– Sleeping Dogs (1982) (writer)
– Jury Duty (1981) (writer)
– Last Day, First Day (1980) (writer)
 
1978-1979 Kaz (TV series)
– Count Your Fingers (1979) (writer)
– Verdict in Department 12 (1978) (writer)
 
1972-1978 Emergency! (TV series)
– Greatest Rescues of Emergency (1978) (written by)
– The Steel Inferno (1978) (written by)
– Welcome to Santa Rosa County (1976) (written by)
– Fair Fight (1976) (written by)
– Not Available (1976) (written by)
See all 25 episodes »
 
1978 The Amazing Captain Nemo (TV movie)
 
1977 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV series)
– The Storm (1977) (written by)
 
1975 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
– Survival (1975) (story)
– Circus Man (1975) (story)
 
1975 The Specialists (TV movie)
 
1974 The Rangers (TV movie)
 
1974 Sierra (TV series)
– The Rangers (1974) (writer)
– Cruncher (1974) (written by)
 
1968-1973 Adam-12 (TV series)
– Hollywood Division (1973) (written by)
– Log 52: Good Cop - Handle with Care (1969) (written by)
– Log 22:...So This Little Guy Goes Into a Bar, and... (1969) (written by)
– Log 92: Tell Him He Pushed a Little Too Hard (1969) (written by)
– Log 33: It All Happened So Fast (1969) (written by)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1962-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
– Frenzy (1972) (teleplay)
– Rock-A-Bye Hoss (1971) (writer)
– Bushwacked (1971) (writer)
– An Earthquake Called Callahan (1971) (writer)
– The Gold-Plated Rifle (1971) (writer)
See all 19 episodes »
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
– Family Man (1971) (written by)
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
– Grandmother's House (1971) (writer)
 
1970 Matt Lincoln (TV series)
– Lori (1970) (teleplay)
– Nick (1970) (teleplay)
 
1966-1970 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Snow Train: Part 2 (1970) (writer)
– Snow Train: Part 1 (1970) (writer)
– Danny (1969) (writer)
– 9:12 to Dodge (1968) (writer)
– Nitro: Part 2 (1967) (writer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)
– To Taste of Death But Once (1970) (story)
 
1970 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– Cry, Lie (1970) (written by)
 
1967-1969 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
– The Joy Riders (1969) (written by)
– The Big Departure (1968) (written by)
– The Big Search (1968) (written by)
– The Bookie (1967) (written by)
– The Interrogation (1967) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
– The Last Wolf (1967) (written by)
 
1967 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
– Twenty-One and Out (1967) (writer)
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
– Through Ticket to Gunsight (1966) (written by)
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
– Angel Babe (1966) (writer)
 
1965-1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
– The Night of the Flaming Ghost (1966) (written by)
– The Night of a Thousand Eyes (1965) (written by)
 
1965-1966 The Addams Family (TV series)
– Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama (1966) (teleplay)
– Uncle Fester, Tycoon (1965) (written by)
– Crisis in the Addams Family (1965) (story / teleplay)
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
– Sink U-116! (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
– The Hero (1965) (writer)
– A Sitting Duck Named Slattery (1965) (writer)
– Question: What Time Is the Next Bandwagon? (1965) (writer)
 
1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
– Four-Leaf Clover (1965) (written by)
 
1965 The Virginian (TV series)
– Legend for a Lawman (1965) (teleplay)
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
– One Hundred Bibles (1964) (written by)
 
1963-1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
– I'm on the Outside (1964) (story / teleplay)
– X Is the Unknown Factor (1963) (writer)
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident of the Wild Deuces (1963) (writer)
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
– Thunder Gap (1963) (writer)
– The Siege at Thayer's Bluff (1963) (writer)
 
1962-1963 The Wide Country (TV series)
– The Care and Handling of Tigers (1963) (teleplay)
– Yanqui, Go Home! (1963) (teleplay)
– Our Ernie Kills People (1962) (story)
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
– A House in Order (1963) (story)
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
– Only by Cunning Glimpses (1962) (story)
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
– A Bit of Glory (1962) (writer)
 
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1978 Emergency! (TV series) (segment writer - 1 episode)
– Greatest Rescues of Emergency (1978) (segment writer - as Prestin Wood)
 
The Wild Wild West (TV series) (story consultant - 7 episodes, 1965-1966) (story editor - 6 episodes, 1965)
– The Night of the Puppeteer (1966) (story consultant)
– The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) (story consultant)
– The Night of the Flaming Ghost (1966) (story consultant)
– The Night of the Grand Emir (1966) (story consultant)
– The Night the Dragon Screamed (1966) (story consultant)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series) (story editor - 1 episode)
– The Cutups (1961) (story editor)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Prestin Wood

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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At the beginning of his career as a freelance script writer, he worked in a Hollywood hotel bathroom. Later, he used a small work area in the garage of the family home. All scripts were pounded out on a circa 1920 Royal Standard typewriter. By the end of his active career, the machine's letter "E" was almost gone, and the space bar was dented from decades of being hit by Wood's thumbs. See more »

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