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Robert W. Lenski (June 11, 1926 – June 19, 2002) was an American screenwriter. Lenski was born on a farm in Michigan. He served in the Marines during World War II, landing on Iwo Jima. He then attended the University of Michigan, earning a degree in English and journalism. He then worked as a journalist in Jackson, Michigan
Jul 11, 2002 · Robert W. Lenski, a three-time Emmy-nominated scribe, died June 19 of cancer at his Los Angeles home. He was 76. Lenski’s series television work included scripts for “...
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Robert W. Lenski (June 11, 1926 - June 19, 2002) was a prolific television screenwriter born in Michigan. Lenski began his career as a journalist and received a Pulitzer Prize for his skillful reporting of a Southern Michigan prison riot early on. Later moving into television, three-time Emmy nominee Lenski scripted such popular television shows as Mannix, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, The New Perry Mason, Barnaby Jones and Kojak from the early 1970s.
In 1974, Robert W. Lenski wrote two episodes of the Planet of the Apes TV series - "The Good Seeds" and "Tomorrow's Tide". Lenski's script for the 1978 miniseries The Dain Curse failed to garner an Emmy, though it did win the writer an Edgar Allan Poe award. He also wrote such made-for-television films as Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975), O Pioneers!, Roommates (1994) and What The Deaf Man Heard, and continued to pen numerous teleplays and scripts into the new millennium, with his final effort being A Death in the Family (2001). In June 2002, Lenski died of cancer in his Los Angeles home.
•Robert W. Lenski profile at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
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Jun 26, 2002 · Robert W. Lenski, 74, a prolific Emmy-nominated television writer who scripted such television movies as the well-received 1997 “What the Deaf Man Heard” and last year’s “A Death in the...
Jun 23, 2002 · Robert W. Lenski, one of television's most respected and prolific writers, died in his home on June nineteenth of cancer. His wife Leah, who adored him, was at his bedside....
Robert W. Lenski was born on June 11, 1926 in Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for The Dain Curse (1978), Mannix (1967) and Bridges to Cross (1986). He was married to Leah. He died on June 19, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Robert W. Lenski was born on 11 June 1926 in Michigan, USA. He was a writer, known for The Dain Curse (1978), Mannix (1967) and Bridges to Cross (1986). He was married to Leah. He died on 19 June 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
