Rita Lakin
Rita Lakin (* 1930 ) is an American writer , screenwriter and showrunner .
Life
As a young woman, Lakin was a widow and single mother of three children. She began her career as a screenwriter in 1964 with episode books, among others for assistant doctor Dr. Kildare and The People at Shiloh Ranch . From 1965 to 1966 she wrote 62 episodes for the soap opera Peyton Place ; Between 1967 and 1969 she wrote the script for 450 episodes of The Doctors . In 1970 she was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award and the Edgar Allan Poe Award for her book on the series In This Corner - Sol Alpert of the crime series Twen-Police .
In 1972 she created the crime series California Cops - New in Action , of which four seasons were created until 1976. In 1981 she developed the television series Flamingo Road based on the 1949 film The Road of the Successful . She created the short-lived doctor series Nightingales with Frank Furino and Howard Lakin. Between 2005 and 2011, Lakin wrote seven novels about the retiree Gladdy Gold , who solve crimes in Florida. In 2015 she published her autobiography The Only Woman In The Room .
Filmography (selection)
idea
- 1972: California Cops - New to the Service (The Rookies)
- 1981: Flamingo Road
- 1989: Nightingales
script
- 1965: The People at Shiloh Ranch (The Virginian)
- 1965-1966: Peyton Place
- 1967: The Invaders (The Invaders)
- 1967-1969: The Doctors
- 1968–1969: Dear Uncle Bill (Family Affair)
- 1972–1976: California Cops - New in Action (The Rookies)
- 1987: The Denver Clan (Dynasty)
Novels
- 2009: Gladdy Gold and the killer on the cruise ship (Getting old is the best revenge)
- 2009: Gladdy Gold and the Birthday Murderer (Getting old is murder)
- 2009: Gladdy Gold and the charming villain (Getting old is criminal)
- 2010: Gladdy Gold and the dead husband (Getting old is to die for)
- 2011: Gladdy Gold and the seductive French woman (Getting old is très dangereux)
- 2011: Gladdy Gold and the Mysterious Skeleton (Getting old is a disaster)
Awards
- 1970: Writers Guild of America Award nomination in the Episodic Drama category for Twen-Police
- 1970: Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination for Best Screenplay for an episode of a television series for Twen-Police
Web links
- Rita Lakin at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rita Lakin in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Literature by and about Rita Lakin in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Penguin Ramdomhouse , about the author
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lakin, Rita |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, screenwriter, and showrunner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |