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Other names
  
Rodney Amateau

Books
  
Where Does It Hurt?

Role
  
Screenwriter


Name
  
Rod Amateau

Years active
  
1950–1989

Children
  
Susan Amateau

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Born
  
December 20, 1923 (
1923-12-20
)
New York City, United States

Died
  
June 29, 2003, Los Angeles, California, United States

Spouse
  
Charlene Amateau (m. 1971–2003)

Movies and TV shows
  
The Garbage Pail Kids, The Dukes of Hazzard, Pussycat - Pussycat - I Love You, High School USA, Where Does It Hurt?

Similar People
  
Dwayne Hickman, Gy Waldron, Coleen Gray, Phil Fondacaro, Mackenzie Astin

Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer.

Among the programs which he directed were The Dennis Day Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Mister Ed, The Bob Cummings Show. and The New Phil Silvers Show. He produced My Mother the Car and Supertrain, and wrote the story for the 1988 film Sunset. Amateau also directed a few episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, and appeared in a handful of episodes as an actor as well.

In 1987, he directed, produced, and co-wrote The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, which is considered to be one of the worst films ever made. From 1945 to 1949, he was married to actress Coleen Gray, who sued him for child support in 1955. From 1959-62, he was married to Sandra Burns, daughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Death

Amateau died from a cerebral hemorrhage in 2003 in Los Angeles.

References

Rod Amateau Wikipedia