Edward Hume Dies: ‘The Day After’ Writer, ‘Barnaby Jones’, ‘Streets Of San Francisco’ Creator Was 87

Edward Hume, a prolific TV writer who created or developed such 1970s episodic crime classics as The Streets of San Francisco and Cannon, has died.

September 13, 2023 · 1 min · 66 words · Lindsay Russell

According to anobituaryposted this week by his family, Hume died July 13.

A cause was not stated.

The film because a cultural touchstone, drawing more than 100 million U.S. viewers.

Edward Hume obituary

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The film stunned audiences with graphic and, for the time, realistic special effects depicting multiple nuclear strikes.

A grim ending introduced many viewers to the concept of nuclear winter.

‘The Day After’ABC/Courtesy: Everett Collection