Columbo
1971
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Richard Leighton Levinson (August 7, 1934 – March 12, 1987) was an American screenwriter and producer who often worked in collaboration with William Link. [1] [2] Life and career. Levinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in 1956.
Richard Levinson (1934-1987) was a prolific TV writer and producer, best known for creating and writing Columbo and Murder, She Wrote. He also wrote and produced several TV movies and stage musicals, and collaborated with William Link for many years.
- Writer, Producer, Additional Crew
- August 7, 1934
- Richard Levinson
- March 12, 1987
Sep 10, 2021 · Schoolfriends William Link and Richard Levinson, inspired by Porfiry Petrovich in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and the books of GK Chesterton, had already used Lt Columbo on stage with ...
Nov 21, 2017 · Learn about the legendary TV writing team behind Columbo, Murder, She Wrote, and more. Read their story of friendship, ambition, and deception from their childhood to their Emmy-winning careers.
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Richard Levinson was born on August 7, 1934 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 Rosanna Huffman. He died on March 12, 1987 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- August 7, 1934
- March 12, 1987
Mar 13, 1987 · Richard Levinson, who with his boyhood partner William Link, wrote some of the most memorable and profitable programs in television history, died early Thursday at his Brentwood home of an...
Levinson & Link. Richard Levinson and William Link were American television producers and writers who collaborated for 43 years, until Levinson's death. They wrote for the CBS anthology drama The DuPont Show with June Allyson, [1] and they created classic television detective series such as Columbo; Mannix; Ellery Queen; Murder, She Wrote ...
