American television writer and producer
Lynn Marie Latham is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner.[1] Her initial foray into writing for television was as a story editor for the series Berrenger's in 1985. That same year, Latham became a writer for the nighttime serial Knots Landing.
Career
In 1991, she and husband Bernard Lechowick created the prime-time drama Homefront, based in the post-World War II era. Latham co-created the television dramas Wild Card, Hotel Malibu, and Second Chances. In addition to serving as Executive Producer on those series, Latham also executive-produced The District and That's Life. She was a creative consultant on both Savannah and Pacific Palisades, a writer and producer on Knots Landing, and head writer for the ABC Daytime soap opera Port Charles. Latham served as both Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless from 2006 to 2007. Her first episode as Y&R's head writer garnered 5,304,000 viewers while All My Children and Days of Our Lives received 3,235,000 and 3,972,000 viewers respectively.[citation needed]
Latham's father, John H. Latham, was a Western writer who published seven novels and over a thousand short stories. Her cousin, Aaron Latham, wrote the article that inspired the movie Urban Cowboy.[citation needed]
Positions held
Mama Malone
- Writer: March 1984 - July 1984
Berrenger's
Knots Landing (head writer from September 1986 - May 1991)
- Producer: 1988 - 1991
- Script Writer: 1985 - 1991
- Executive Story Editor: 1985 - 1988
Homefront
- Creator
- Writer: September 1991 - April 1993
- Executive Producer: September 1991 - April 1993
Hotel Malibu
- Creator
- Writer: August 1994 - September 1994
- Executive Producer: August 1994 - September 1994
Live Through This
- Executive Consultant: 2000
Pacific Palisades
- Writer: April 1997 - July 1997
- Creative Consultant: April 1997 - July 1997
Port Charles
Savannah
- Writer: 1996
- Creative Consultant: 1996
Second Chances
- Creator
- Writer: November 1993 - February 1994
- Executive Producer: November 1993 - February 1994
That's Life
- Writer: 2001
- Executive Producer: 2000 - 2001
The District
- Writer: 2000
- Executive Producer: 2000
Wild Card
- Creator
- Writer: August 2003 - July 2005
- Executive Producer: August 2003 - July 2005
The Young and the Restless
Knots Landing Credits
The following episodes were written by Latham
Lynn Marie Latham & Bernard Lechowick
Lynn Marie Latham & Dianne Messina Stanley
- 269. Devil on My Shoulder
- 297. Upwardly Mobile
Lynn Marie Latham & James Stanley
- 240. Giganticus II: The Revenge
- 262. My First Born
Bernard Lechowick & Lynn Marie Latham
- 239. Birds Do It, Bees Do It
Lynn Marie Latham Solo Credits:
- 137. Awakenings
- 141. To Sing His Praise
- 149. A Key to a Woman's Heart
- 155. The Legacy 163. Reunion
- 170. Over the Edge
- 178. My True Love
- 184. Neighborly Conduct
- 189. Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
- 191. Missing Persons
- 195. There are Smiles
- 201. Noises Everywhere (2)
- 206. If Not Now, When?
- 208. The Blushing Bride
- 211. A Fair Race
- 218. The Perfect Alibi
- 221. Borderline
- 223. The Pick-Up Game
- 225. A Weekend Getaway
- 229. Cabin Fever
- 231. Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Lead Pipe
- 234. The Spin Doctor
- 236. Double Jeopardy
- 244. Straight Down the Line
- 250. Prince Charming
- 254. Mixed Messages
- 257. Never Judge a Book By Its Cover
- 266. The Grim Reaper
- 275. The Fan Club
- 278. Blind Side
- 282. You Can Call Me Nick
- 286. The Lady or the Tiger
- 292. Always on Your Side
- 294. Call Me Dimitri
Head Writing Tenure
Executive Producing Tenure
Awards
References
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