Christine Houston

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CTL-P-1182 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-03241 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1182. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Creator of 227

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Creator of 227

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Role(s): creator
Known for: Creator of 227

Referenced by

227 — authored by → this record

Sources

https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/behind-the-hit-sitcom-227-hollywood-living-legend-christine-houston/ (verification source · master store)

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Christine Houston is the creator of the sitcom 227 and the first African-American woman to receive a 'created by' credit in primetime television (Medill Reports, Northwestern University).

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