Rita Lakin



Rita Lakin[1]  (born January 24, 1930) is the creator of the Gladdy Gold mystery books. These include Getting Old Is Murder, Getting Old Is The Best Revenge, and Getting Old Is Criminal. A pioneer of female Hollywood writers, she worked on shows such as Dr. Kildare, Peyton Place, Mod Squad & Dynasty. She created her own shows: The Rookies, Flamingo Road and Nightingales.

She also wrote many Movies of the Week and mini-series such as Death takes A Holiday, Women In Chains, Strong Medicine, and Voices of the Heart. She has also written two original theatrical plays, No Language But a Cry andSaturday Night at Grossinger’s (co-authored) which are still being produced.[2]



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[hide]  *1 Awards  ==Awards[edit] == Her awards include Writers Guild of America, Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allan Poe Award [3]  and the Avery Hopwood Award from the University of Michigan.[4] ==Novels[edit] == ==TV Credits[edit] ==
 * 2 Novels
 * 3 TV Credits
 * 4 References