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Biographical Info about
Hal Wickliffe
By Hal Wickliffe
Copyright 2000 Hal Wickliffe
Biographical info about and by Hal Wickliffe

A resident of Harrison, New York, since 1974. 1 came to Harrison with Texaco when the company transferred its main headquarters from Manhattan.
 
Born on Nov. 28, 1925 in The Bronx where I graduated from William Howard Taft High School. Soonafter, in February of 1944, 1 entered the navy, serving as a yeoman on a LST and then with The Am- phibious Training Command In Virginia.
 
Following my navy discharge, I attended New York University, after which I went into radio network broadcasting as a comedy writer. I later went on to television, writing comedy for such programs as The Red Buttons Show, This Was The Week That Was and The Phil Silvers Show.
 
I eventually left broadcasting for public relations and last worked for Texaco.
 
In retirement, I keep active with freelance writing plus being a deacon in my local church