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Edward Joseph Lakso (September 20, 1932 – May 23, 2009) was an American screenwriter, producer, and composer, known for his work on series such as Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Charlie's Angels and Combat!. He is sometimes miscredited as Edward J. Lasko.
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Edward Joseph Lakso (20 September 1932 – 23 May 2009; age 76) was a writer, composer, lyricist, producer, and director who wrote the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "And the Children Shall Lead". He wrote primarily for American television programs.
Lakso was among the candidates considered by Gene Roddenberry as Story Editor for the third season, before the producers eventually chose Arthur Singer for the job. However, Roddenberry liked Lakso's pitch for "And the Children Shall Lead", and hired him to write the episode. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Three)
One of Lakso's earliest writing credits was the 1960 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker", which guest-starred William Campbell and Kenneth Tobey. Between 1963 and 1966, he wrote or co-wrote over thirty episodes of the drama series Combat! Also during this time, his writing credits included two episodes of 12 O'Clock High, which starred Robert Lansing, and several episodes of the western series Laredo.
Between the late 1960s and late 1970s, Lakso wrote three or more episodes for such television series as Mission: Impossible, The Wild Wild West, The Virginian, The Big Valley, Mannix, The Rockford Files, and Starsky & Hutch (the latter of which starred David Soul). He also wrote an episode of Hawaii Five-O directed by Michael O'Herlihy and guest-starring Sabrina Scharf, an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man which featured Alfred Ryder, and an episode of S.W.A.T. which guest-starred Bert Remsen and Andrew Robinson.
In 1969, Lakso co-wrote the television movie The Pigeon, starring Ricardo Montalban. He wrote several feature films, as well, most notably Paramount Pictures' Gentle Giant (1967, starring Clint Howard). He also wrote, directed, and composed the 1974 biographical film 43: The Richard Petty Story.
Later in his career, Lakso was one of the principal writers on all five seasons of Charlie's Angels, which ran from 1976 through 1981. He was also a story editor on the show during the first season (1976-77). In 1977, he began directing episodes of the show. In total, he worked on 36 episodes of the show either as a writer, producer, and/or story editor.
Edward J. Lakso was born on 20 September 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Charlie's Angels (1976), 43: The Richard Petty Story (1972) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Diane Hagen. He died on 23 May 2009 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Director
- September 20, 1932
- Edward J. Lakso
- May 23, 2009
May 31, 2009 · Prolific freelance writer, director, producer, composer, lyricist, Edward Joseph Lakso, 76, the last of a breed of independent freelance television writers, died at home after a long illness.
Edward J. Lakso was born on September 20, 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Charlie's Angels (1976), 43: The Richard Petty Story (1972) and Mission: Impossible (1966). He was married to Diane Hagen.
- September 20, 1932
- May 23, 2009
May 28, 2009 · Edward J. Lakso, a prolific writer, producer, composer and lyricist in Hollywood for almost four decades, died May 23 at his Beverly Hills home of complications of Parkinson’s disease. He...
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Edward Joseph Lakso (20 September 1932 – 23 May 2009; age 76) was a writer, composer, lyricist, producer, and director who wrote the third season episode . He wrote primarily for American television programs.
