Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime)
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Edition 15 (2010) Excellence Award
Rita Lakin
リタ・レイキン
Rita Lakin
Aliases:
Rita Weisinger
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-01-24 （The Bronx, New York City）
- Died
- 2023-03-23 （Novato, California） age 93
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- New York City → Novato, California
Career
- Occupations
- Screenwriter, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1962-1981
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Writers Guild of America Award | — | — | Writers Guild of America | Winner |
| — | Edgar Allan Poe Award | — | — | Mystery Writers of America | Winner |
| — | Avery Hopwood Award | — | — | University of Michigan | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Award
Organization:
Writers Guild of America
Result:
Winner
Edgar Allan Poe Award
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Avery Hopwood Award
Organization:
University of Michigan
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Only Woman in the Room
2015 MemoirA memoir of her life as one of the first female show runners and women in television.
Female PioneersTelevision Industry
Getting Old Is Murder
2005 MysteryFirst in the Gladdy Gold Mystery seven-book series about senior sleuths.
AgingMysteryHumor
Bibliography
- Prince Charming, Go Home: A Romantic Comedy
- The Only Woman in the Room
- Getting Old Can Kill You
- Getting Old Is Très Dangereux
- Getting Old Is a Disaster
- Getting Old Is to Die For
- Getting Old Is Criminal
- Getting Old Is the Best Revenge
- Getting Old Is Murder
- A Summer Without Boys
- The Four Coins of the Kaballah
Legacy
Pioneering American screenwriter, one of the first female showrunners. Creator of 'The Rookies' and 'Flamingo Road'. Author of the Gladdy Gold Mystery series.
Archives
- University of Wyoming American Heritage Center
Trivia
- Credited for 474 produced television scripts.
- Survived by three children and four grandchildren.