Rita Lakin

Rita Lakin^[1] is an American screenwriter, novelist, and author of the forthcoming memoir, "The Only Woman In The Room," scheduled for release October 2015 by Applause publishing. In fiction, she created the Gladdy Gold Mystery seven-book series, 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" and such miniseries as Women In Chains, 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.^[2]

Awards

She has won awards for her writing including the Writers Guild of America, the Edgar Allan Poe Award^[3] and the Avery Hopwood Award from the University of Michigan.^[2]

Books

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