Roy Huggins became a noted writer and producer using his own name, but much of his later television scriptwriting was done using the pseudonyms Thomas Fitzroy, John Thomas James or John Francis O'Mara.
12 Facts About Roy Huggins
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Roy Huggins' novels include The Double Take, Too Late for Tears, and Lovely Lady, Pity Me.
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Roy Huggins was a member of the Communist Party USA until the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939.
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Roy Huggins is best known as the creator of long-running shows such as Maverick with James Garner, 77 Sunset Strip with Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
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Once Roy Huggins moved into an executive role, he generally used pseudonyms on stories or teleplays he created for episodic television, usually only taking credit under his real name for producing or creating a show.
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In 1962, Roy Huggins took a job as a vice president in the television division at Universal, where he spent the next 18 years.
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Roy Huggins worked in TV through the 1980s, and served for three years as the executive producer of Hunter.
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Roy Huggins is my Godfather, my Hero and my Friend.
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Television, Roy Huggins was repeatedly denied credit and compensation as the creator of several television programs.
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Roy Huggins used the "Huggins contract" for his television series The Fugitive, thereby limiting the rights of United Artists Television to his material.
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Roy Huggins was given character credit for the follow up film USMarshals.
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Roy Huggins was married to artist Bonnie Porter and later to actress Adele Mara.