Lila Garrett (November 21, 1925 – February 1, 2020) was an American television screenwriter and radio host who wrote for the sitcoms The Second Hundred Years (she co-wrote episodes 10 and 13 with Bernie Kahn),[2] My Favorite Martian,[3] All in the Family,[4] and Bewitched.[5] She also co-wrote The Barefoot Executive, a 1971 Disney TV movie,[6] with Kahn and Stu Billett.
Lila Garrett | |
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| Born | November 21, 1925[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2020 (aged 94) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Television | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak, The Other Woman, All in the Family, The Second Hundred Years, Bewitched, My Favorite Martian,"Barney Miller" |
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| Children | Eliza Roberts |
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An anti-war activist, Garrett's political engagement includes starting Americans Against War with Iraq,[7] serving as a DNC delegate for presidential candidate Michael Dukakis,[8] presiding as president[9] over the Southern California chapter of the Americans for Democratic Action, and being a founding member of Progressive Democrats of America.[1] She hosted KPFK's Connect the Dots on Pacifica Radio,[1] interviewing left-leaning luminaries and often closed her show with "The arms industry has neither allies nor enemies, only customers." She was a frequent contributor to the LA Progressive, an online magazine[10]
She lived in the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital for a while.[11]
Awards
edit- Shared Daytime Emmy Award for The ABC Afternoon Playbreak episode Mother of The Bride
- Shared Daytime Emmy Award for The ABC Afternoon Playbreak episode The Girl Who Couldn't Lose
- 1984, shared Writers Guild of America Award for The Other Woman[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lila Garrett". shemadeit.org. The Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "[Everything you wanted to know about your mother-in-law but were afraid to ask], [I love you, I love you, I love you, I think]". copyrightencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "My Favorite Martian: The Martian's Fair Hobo (1965)". blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
Writer(s): Bernard M. Kahn, Lila Garrett
- ^ "All in the Family: Et Tu, Archie (1974)". blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
Writer(s): Lila Garrett, Mickey Rose
- ^ "Bewitched: Samantha's Better Halves : Synopsis". MSN. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
Evidently, this episode of Bewitched was scripted by Lila Garrett and Bernie Kahn before the "birth" of Samantha's son Adam [...]
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"Barefoot Executive—Full Production Credits". Baseline StudioSystems. Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
From Feature Screenplay by Joseph L. McEveety; from feature story by Lila Garrett, Bernard M. Kahn, Stu Billett
- ^ "Building a buzz for peace". Los Angeles Times. 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ report, WILLIAM E. GIBSON, Washington Bureau Chief National Correspondent Michele Cohen contributed to this (22 July 1988). "RUNNING MATES STRESS COMMON GROUND". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lila Garrett | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Lila Garrett". LA Progressive. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Radical radio station KPFK host Lila Garrett, 94, passes". 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Lila Garrett". starscolor.com. Stars Color Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
External links
edit- Lila Garrett at IMDb
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