142:; January 24, 1930 – March 23, 2023) was an American screenwriter, active from around 1962 to 1981. She has credits for 474 produced television scripts spanning 30 productions. She was also a novelist and author of
262:, on March 23, 2023, at the age of 93. She was survived by her three children: Howard (b. 1952), Susan (b. 1956), and Gavin (b. 1960) and her four grandchildren: Alison, Megan, James, and Amara.
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Rita Lakin wrote 464 episodes, eight movies of the week, and two miniseries, spanning 30 television productions. She was also the creator of the crime drama series
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Should Auld
Acquaintance Be Forgot! (1970) ... (executive story editor, teleplay)
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The Best Laid Plans (1984) ... (story - as Susan Howard, creative consultant)
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Friends and Lovers (1984) ... (story - as Susan Howard, creative consultant)
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Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee! (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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In This Corner - Sol Alpert (1969) ... (executive story editor, teleplay)
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Lost and Found (1984) ... (story - as Susan Howard, creative consultant)
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Creator, TV Series, Executive
Consultant 22 episodes, Writer 38 episodes
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Pandora's Box (1984) ... (story - as Susan Howard, creative consultant)
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Return to
Darkness, Return to Light (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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A Place to Run, a Heart to Hide In (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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The
Wedding (1984) ... (story - as Susan Howard, creative consultant)
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Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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Is That
Justice? No, It's the Law (1971) ... (executive story editor)
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The Climax (1984) ... (story - as Susan Howard, creative consultant)
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The Bad and the
Beautiful (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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The Death of Wild Bill
Hannachek (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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Rita Lakin won nominations and awards for her writing including the
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The High and the Mighty (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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The Hostages: Part 1 (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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The Hostages: Part 2 (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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Chance of a Lifetime (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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The Harder They Fall (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
238:. She also wrote or co-authored two original theatrical plays,
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They Drive by Night (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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In 1968, she began working as story editor and head writer of
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A Mother's Revenge (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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The Powers That Be (1981) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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Strange Bedfellows (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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Sins of the Father (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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Hell Hath No Fury (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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An Eye for an Eye (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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Murder, They Said (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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A Far Away Place So Near (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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The Little Foxes (1981) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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To Catch a Thief (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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Illicit Weekend (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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The Titus Tapes (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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The Arrangement (1981) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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Double Exposure (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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The Girl in Chair Nine (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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A Time for Remembering (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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The Substitute (1981) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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The Dedication (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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A Short Course in War (1971) ... (executive story editor)
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Bad Chemistry (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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The Explosion (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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The Fish Fry (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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The Election (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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Jealous Wife (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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The Intruder (1981) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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The Stranger (1981) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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My Name Is Manolete (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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To Linc - With Love (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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Call Back Yesterday (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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A Time of Hyacinths (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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A Double for Danger (1971) ... (executive story editor)
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Old Friends (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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Search and Destroy (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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Kicks Incorporated (1971) ... (executive story editor)
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The Victim (1981) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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An Eye for an Eye (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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Ride the Man Down (1969) ... (executive story editor)
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Executive Story Editor 30 episodes, Writer 3 episodes
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Hurricane (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
1769:'A' Is for Annie (1970) ... (executive story editor)
212:. She wrote numerous "Movies of the Week" including
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Bad Girl (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
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Heatwave (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
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A Very Special Piece of Ground (1972) ... (creator)
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Willie Poor Boy (1969) ... (executive story editor)
2221:Trapped (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
2215:Secrets (1981) ... (creator, supervising producer)
2152:No Dice (1982) ... (creator, executive consultant)
1817:Confrontation! (1969) ... (executive story editor)
1787:The Deadly Sin (1970) ... (executive story editor)
1754:The Judas Trap (1970) ... (executive story editor)
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2292:Disguises (1984) ... (story, creative consultant)
2639:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
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1988:The Bear That Didn't Get Up (1972) ... (creator)
1943:A Farewell Tree from Marly (1973) ... (creator)
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2405:Creator, Supervising Producer, Writer TV Movie
2038:The Fourth Sex: Part 1 (1975) ... (written by)
2035:The Fourth Sex: Part 2 (1975) ... (written by)
2006:Concrete Valley, Neon Sky (1972) ... (creator)
1805:The Healer (1969) ... (executive story editor)
2605:The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
1790:The Exile (1970) ... (executive story editor)
1772:The Loser (1970) ... (executive story editor)
1713:Uncle Prince Charming (1969) ... (written by)
2551:, ritalakin.com; accessed November 29, 2014.
2003:Dead, Like a Lost Dream (1972) ... (creator)
1796:The Debt (1969) ... (executive story editor)
232:. In 1989, she co-created the medical drama
1973:A Bloody Shade of Blue (1972) ... (creator)
306:Prince Charming, Go Home: A Romantic Comedy
1967:Rabbits on the Runway (1972) ... (creator)
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256:Santa Susana SRE Nuclear Reactor meltdown
1994:Covenant with Death (1972) ... (creator)
1952:Three Hours to Kill (1973) ... (creator)
1820:Lisa (1969) ... (executive story editor)
1793:Mother of Sorrow (1970) ... (written by)
1716:The Baby Sitters (1968) ... (written by)
1982:The Good Die Young (1972) ... (creator)
1979:To Taste of Terror (1972) ... (creator)
1949:The Wheel of Death (1973) ... (creator)
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1976:A Deadly Velocity (1972) ... (creator)
692:Episode #1.102 (1965) ... (written by)
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539:Episode #2.145 (1966) ... (written by)
482:Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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1991:Time Is the Fire (1972) ... (creator)
1985:Dirge for Sunday (1972) ... (creator)
722:Episode #1.72 (1965) ... (written by)
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632:Episode #2.51 (1966) ... (written by)
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617:Episode #2.65 (1966) ... (written by)
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608:Episode #2.75 (1966) ... (written by)
605:Episode #2.76 (1966) ... (written by)
602:Episode #2.80 (1966) ... (written by)
599:Episode #2.84 (1966) ... (written by)
596:Episode #2.87 (1966) ... (written by)
593:Episode #2.88 (1966) ... (written by)
590:Episode #2.91 (1966) ... (written by)
587:Episode #2.96 (1966) ... (written by)
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1955:Point of Impact (1973) ... (creator)
677:Episode #2.3 (1965) ... (written by)
674:Episode #2.6 (1965) ... (written by)
671:Episode #2.8 (1965) ... (written by)
2699:21st-century American women writers
2679:20th-century American women writers
1997:The Commitment (1972) ... (creator)
1964:Tarnished Idol (1973) ... (creator)
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2449:Episode #1.10 (1989) ... (creator)
2446:Episode #1.11 (1989) ... (creator)
2443:Episode #1.12 (1989) ... (creator)
2440:Episode #1.13 (1989) ... (creator)
2000:The Informant (1972) ... (creator)
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2684:American women television writers
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2473:Episode #1.2 (1989) ... (creator)
2470:Episode #1.3 (1989) ... (creator)
2467:Episode #1.4 (1989) ... (creator)
2464:Episode #1.5 (1989) ... (creator)
2461:Episode #1.6 (1989) ... (creator)
2458:Episode #1.7 (1989) ... (creator)
2455:Episode #1.8 (1989) ... (creator)
2452:Episode #1.9 (1989) ... (creator)
2365:The Confession (1987) ... (story)
2319:Peyton Place: The Next Generation
1946:Life Robbery (1973) ... (creator)
150:seven-book series (published by
2664:21st-century American novelists
2659:20th-century American novelists
1940:Easy Money (1973) ... (creator)
1934:The Shield (1975) ... (creator)
1929:Creator, TV Series, 26 episodes
376:Getting Old Is the Best Revenge
160:Getting Old Is The Best Revenge
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2386:The Mothers (1987) ... (story)
2383:The Surgery (1987) ... (story)
2359:Shadow Play (1987) ... (story)
2309:TV movie, Executive Consultant
1961:Crossfire (1973) ... (creator)
406:The Four Coins of the Kaballah
272:Writers Guild of America Award
244:Saturday Night at Grossinger's
16:American dramatist (1930–2023)
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2654:University of Michigan alumni
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2380:The Garage (1987) ... (story)
2377:The Shower (1987) ... (story)
2368:The Sublet (1987) ... (story)
2362:The Affair (1987) ... (story)
2115:TV series, Executive Producer
1958:Snow Job (1973) ... (creator)
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336:Getting Old Is Très Dangereux
2374:The Dress (1987) ... (story)
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2649:American soap opera writers
2248:Pilot (1980) ... (teleplay)
2081:A Sensitive, Passionate Man
1907:The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
169:Rita Weisinger was born in
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2476:Pilot (1989) ... (creator)
1937:Angel (1975) ... (creator)
316:The Only Woman in the Room
144:The Only Woman In The Room
356:Getting Old Is to Die For
346:Getting Old Is a Disaster
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2644:American mystery writers
2614:American Heritage Center
2587:. Accessed May 12, 2024.
2505:. Accessed May 13, 2024.
2371:Valez (1987) ... (story)
2009:Pilot (1972) ... (story)
432:and the prime time soap
326:Getting Old Can Kill You
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164:Getting Old Can Kill You
2095:Torn Between Two Lovers
1687:The Flip Side 1969
1684:Service for One 1969
366:Getting Old Is Criminal
250:Personal life and death
200:. In 1972, she created
2525:The Hollywood Reporter
2435:13 episodes, TV Series
2354:10 episodes, TV Series
1892:Message to My Daughter
1660:Episode #1.1624 (1969)
1657:Episode #1.1625 (1969)
1654:Episode #1.1305 (1967)
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