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Heatter-Quigley Productions was a television production company that was launched in 1960, as a partnership between two former television writers Merrill '''Heatter''' and Bob '''Quigley'''. It was sold to [[Filmways Television|Filmways]] in 1966 soon after creating their biggest hit ''The Hollywood Squares''. They also co-produced the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon series ''Wacky Races'' in 1968. In 1981, Heatter and Quigley dissolved their partnership, and the company was folded into Filmways Television. Bob Quigley died on November 27, 1989, at the age of 77, while Heatter continued going solo and produced new game shows during that time under his own production company with the name of "[[Merrill Heatter Productions|Merrill Heatter Productions, Inc.]]". Currently, most of the Heatter-Quigley library (with the exception of ''Wacky Races'' (owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment after their purchase of Turner Broadcasting System in 1996) is owned by MGM Holdings Inc. | Heatter-Quigley Productions was a television production company that was launched in 1960, as a partnership between two former television writers Merrill '''Heatter''' and Bob '''Quigley'''. It was sold to [[Filmways Television|Filmways]] in 1966 soon after creating their biggest hit ''The Hollywood Squares''. They also co-produced the [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon series ''Wacky Races'' in 1968. In 1981, Heatter and Quigley dissolved their partnership, and the company was folded into Filmways Television. Bob Quigley died on November 27, 1989, at the age of 77, while Heatter continued going solo and produced new game shows during that time under his own production company with the name of "[[Merrill Heatter Productions|Merrill Heatter Productions, Inc.]]". Currently, most of the Heatter-Quigley library (with the exception of ''Wacky Races'' (owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment after their purchase of Turner Broadcasting System in 1996) is owned by MGM Holdings Inc. | ||
=== (July 1, 1960-November 27, 1981) === | ===(July 1, 1960-November 27, 1981) === | ||
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