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Dec 29, 2020 · William Link, the co-creator of TV series Columbo and Murder, She Wrote, has died.The two-time Emmy winner died Sunday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. He was 87. Link and his writing ...
Dec 30, 2020 · William Link, who co-created the hit series “Columbo” and “Murder, She Wrote” and made 1970s and ’80s TV movies about social issues then largely shunned by television, has died. He was 87.
William Link was born on 15 December 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Columbo (1971), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Rehearsal for Murder (1982). He was married to Margery Nelson.
In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, William Link (1933-2020) talks about his early years, and coming to television with his writing partner Richard Levinson at the tail end of the era of classic anthology series. He discusses writing for Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Four Star Theater, and eventually Four Star Productions, which led to them writing for the Aaron Spelling-created Johnny ...
Link was the 2002 National President of the Mystery Writers of America. His new play, Columbo Takes The Rap, was a major hit at the 2007 International Mystery Festival. Prescription: Murder is presently touring the UK. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Agatha Christie Poirot award. Link’s newly written Columbo short stories, The Columbo ...
Dec 30, 2020 · LOS ANGELES — William Link, who co-created the hit series "Columbo" and "Murder, She Wrote" and made 1970s and '80s TV movies about social issues then largely shunned by television, has died. He ...
William A. Link. Professor Emeritus William A. Link received his Ph.D. in 1981 in American history from the University of Virginia, his M.A. in 1979 from the University of Virginia, and his B.A. in 1976 from Davidson College. He joined the University of Florida Department of History in 2004 after twenty-three years on the faculty of the ...
