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Rita Lakin is an American screenwriter, with 474 produced television scripts spanning 30 productions. She is also a novelist and author of "The Only Woman In The Room," a memoire of her life as one of the first female show runners and one of the first women in television (released October 2015, Applause publishing). In fiction, Lakin created the Gladdy Gold Mystery seven-book series (published by Bantam Books), including Getting Old Is Murder, Getting Old Is The Best Revenge, and Getting Old Can Kill You.

Lakin began writing regularly during the early 1960s for such television shows as The Doctors, Dr. Kildare and Peyton Place. In 1968, she began working as story editor and head writer of The Mod Squad. In 1972, she created The Rookies. In 1977, she served as executive producer of the CBS TV adaptation of the 1954 film Executive Suite. She wrote numerous "Movies of the Week" including Women in Chains, and such miniseries as Strong Medicine and Voices of the Heart. In 1981, she developed the TV series adaptation and served as show-runner of Flamingo Road. In 1989, she co-created the medical drama Nightingales. She also wrote or co-authored two original theatrical plays, No Language But a Cry and Saturday Night at Grossinger's.

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The Interviews: An Oral History of Television Poster

The Interviews: An Oral History of Television TV Series1997Self

Writer

31

Type

Year

Nightingales Poster

Nightingales TV Series1989

Voice of the Heart Poster

Voice of the Heart TV Movie1989

Nightingales Poster

Nightingales TV Movie1988

Strong Medicine Poster

Strong Medicine TV Movie1986

Peyton Place: The Next Generation Poster

Peyton Place: The Next Generation TV Movie1985

Emerald Point N.A.S. Poster

Emerald Point N.A.S. TV Series1983

Dynasty TV Series1981

Flamingo Road Poster

Flamingo Road TV Series1980

Torn Between Two Lovers Poster

Torn Between Two Lovers TV Movie1979

A Sensitive, Passionate Man Poster

A Sensitive, Passionate Man TV Movie1977

Executive Suite Poster

Executive Suite TV Series1976

Hey, I'm Alive Poster

Hey, I'm Alive TV Movie1975

Medical Story Poster

Medical Story TV Series1975

A Summer Without Boys Poster

A Summer Without Boys TV Movie1973

Message to My Daughter Poster

Message to My Daughter TV Movie1973

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Poster

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak TV Series1972

The Rookies Poster

The Rookies TV Series1972

Women in Chains Poster

Women in Chains TV Movie1972

Death Takes a Holiday Poster

Death Takes a Holiday TV Movie1971

Medical Center Poster

Medical Center TV Series1969

Mod Squad Poster

Mod Squad TV Series1968

The Outsider Poster

The Outsider TV Series1968

The Invaders Poster

The Invaders TV Series1967

Family Affair Poster

Family Affair TV Series1966

Run for Your Life Poster

Run for Your Life TV Series1965

Daniel Boone Poster

Daniel Boone TV Series1964

Peyton Place Poster

Peyton Place TV Series1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV Series1963

The Doctors Poster

The Doctors TV Series1963

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962

Dr. Kildare Poster

Dr. Kildare TV Series1961

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Type

Year

Her Life as a Man Poster

Her Life as a Man TV Movie1984

Emerald Point N.A.S. Poster

Emerald Point N.A.S. TV Series1983

Flamingo Road Poster

Flamingo Road TV Series1980

Mod Squad Poster

Mod Squad TV Series1968

Producer

3

Type

Year

Nightingales Poster

Nightingales TV Movie1988

Flamingo Road Poster

Flamingo Road TV Series1980

Executive Suite Poster

Executive Suite TV Series1976

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