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Sue Dwiggins Worsley, ‘ET’ and ‘Gene Autry Show’ Writer, Dies at 97

She wrote and book and worked on classics.

Sue Dwiggins Worsley, a prolific writer and production coordinator, died at her home in Studio City on Dec. 31 at the age of 97, according to her family.

She not only worked in the production offices of ET: The Extra-Terrestria, 'night, Mother, Coal Miner's Daughter and Whose Life Is It Anyway? she wrote scripts in the 1950s for The Gene Autry Show shot at the CBS Studios Radford lot.

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She is survived by a son and a daughter; seven grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren.

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Donations may be made to the Lily La Cava Scholarship Fund, IATSE Local 871, 11519 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Phone: 818-509-7871


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