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Rita Lakin(1930-2023)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Rita Lakin was born on 24 January 1930 in New York, New York, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for The Mod Squad (1968), Executive Suite (1976) and The Rookies (1972). She died on 23 March 2023.
BornJanuary 24, 1930
DiedMarch 23, 2023(93)
BornJanuary 24, 1930
DiedMarch 23, 2023(93)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
The Mod Squad
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Mitchell Ryan in Executive Suite (1976)
Executive Suite
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
The Rookies (1972)
The Rookies
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
The Invaders (1967)
The Invaders
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Chelsea Field, Kristy Swanson, Suzanne Pleshette, and Susan Walters in Nightingales (1989)
    Nightingales
    7.1
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1989
  • Voice of the Heart (1989)
    Voice of the Heart
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1989
  • Nightingales (1988)
    Nightingales
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1988
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1987
  • Strong Medicine (1986)
    Strong Medicine
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • John Beck in Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985)
    Peyton Place: The Next Generation
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
    Emerald Point N.A.S.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1984
  • Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon, and Cristina Raines in Flamingo Road (1980)
    Flamingo Road
    6.5
    TV Series
    • developed for television by
    • teleplay
    • 1980–1982
  • Torn Between Two Lovers (1979)
    Torn Between Two Lovers
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1979
  • A Sensitive, Passionate Man (1977)
    A Sensitive, Passionate Man
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1977
  • Mitchell Ryan in Executive Suite (1976)
    Executive Suite
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • The Rookies (1972)
    The Rookies
    6.9
    TV Series
    • created by
    • story by
    • creator
    • 1972–1976
  • Medical Story (1975)
    Medical Story
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Hey, I'm Alive (1975)
    Hey, I'm Alive
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1975
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975

Additional Crew

  • Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
    Emerald Point N.A.S.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1984
  • Joan Collins in Her Life as a Man (1984)
    Her Life as a Man
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • executive consultant
    • 1984
  • Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon, and Cristina Raines in Flamingo Road (1980)
    Flamingo Road
    6.5
    TV Series
    • executive consultant
    • 1981–1982
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 1969–1971

Producer

  • Nightingales (1988)
    Nightingales
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1988
  • Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon, and Cristina Raines in Flamingo Road (1980)
    Flamingo Road
    6.5
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1981
  • Mitchell Ryan in Executive Suite (1976)
    Executive Suite
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1976–1977

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Susan Howard
  • Born
    • January 24, 1930
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 23, 2023

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  • Trivia
    Mother of Howard Lakin.

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