Buck Houghton

Archible Ernest "Buck" Houghton (4 May 1915 – 14 May 1999) was an American television producer best known for producing the first three seasons of The Twilight Zone, as well as many other television programs from the 1950s through the 1990s. His collaboration with dramatist Clifford Odets, "The Richard Boone Show" (1963–64) was the only repertory company on television, in which a resident cast of actors played different roles in a TV play every week.

Early life

Houghton graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1933, where he was known as Arch Houghton.Los Angeles High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

- Class of 1933'', , website of , Retrieved 11 March 2010

Children

He was the father of Jim Houghton.

Published works

His 1991 book, "What a Producer Does" (Samuel French) is a primer for would-be film and television producers.

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