Lee Erwin (writer)

Lee Erwin (September 12, 1906, in Ada, Oklahoma – June 4, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) was a television writer from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Erwin wrote for Mr. & Mrs. North, The Millionaire, Have Gun, Will Travel, The New Adventures of Charlie Chan and many other 1950s and 1960s TV shows. He is probably best known for his Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy",Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Pocket Books, 1999, . and his two-part Tarzan episode "The Deadly Silence". His episode of The Lieutenant, "To Set It Right", was controversial behind the scenes because the subject matter, racial prejudice, was taboo for entertainment television at the time. Despite claims that it never aired, Gene Roddenberry said it did, and the segment was reviewed by Daily Variety. The episode was included in the 2012 DVD set The Lieutenant: The Complete Series, Part 2, from Warner Media, and a copy exists at The Paley Center for Media. Erwin's last work for television was the script for the All in the Family episode "Writing the President" (1971).

Erwin died in Los Angeles in 1972 at age 57.

Filmography

Films Year Film Credit Notes 1959The Flying FontainesWritten By 1970Tarzan's Deadly SilenceWritten ByCo-Wrote screenplay with "John Considine", "Tim Considine", and "Jack H. Robinson"

Television Year TV Series Credit Notes1954Mr. and Mrs. NorthWriter10 EpisodesCaptain MidnightWriter1955Tales of the Texas RangersWriterSheena, Queen of the JungleWriter1 Episode 1955–56Jungle JimWriter3 Episodes1956The MillionaireWriter3 EpisodesCrossroadsWriter1 EpisodeThe Adventures of Wild Bill HickokWriter1 EpisodeTales of the 77th Bengal LancersWriter1 EpisodeThe Adventures of Rin Tin TinWriter3 Episodes 1956–57Circus BoyWriter12 Episodes 1957Have Gun – Will TravelWriter1 Episode1957-58Casey JonesWriter2 EpisodesWhite HunterWriter5 EpisodesThe New Adventures of Charlie ChanWriter5 Episodes1958-59Sea HuntWriter10 EpisodesWhirlybirdsWriter2 Episodes1959Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveWriter2 EpisodesThe Man and The ChallengeWriter1 Episode 1959–62LaramineWriter12 Episodes 1960M SquadWriter1 Episode 1961The New Bob Cummings ShowWriter1 Episode1962Frontier CircusWriter1 EpisodeThe Dick Van Dyke ShowWriter1 Episode 1962–63RipcordWriter6 Episodes 1963The Alfred Hitchcock HourWriter1 Episode 1963–64The LieutenantWriter3 Episodes 1964–65FlipperWriter5 Episodes1965Please Don’t Eat The DaisiesWriter2 EpisodesPeyton PlaceWriter7 EpisodesThe F.B.I.Writer1 Episode 1966BewitchedWriter3 Episodes 1966–68TarzanWriter2 Episodes 1967Felony SquadWriter1 Episode1968The Big ValleyWriter2 EpisodesMayaWriter1 Episode 1968–69The Flying NunWriter3 Episodes 1969Star TrekWriter1 Episode1971All in the FamilyWriter1 EpisodeMake Room for GranddaddyWriter1 EpisodeMonty NashWriter1 Episode 1973Love, American StyleWriter1 Episode, Segment: "Love and the Playwright" 1988Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriter1 Episode

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