Lynn Marie Latham

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

Story Editor: January 1985 - March 1985

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

Head Writer: 1997 - 1999

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

Executive Producer: September, 2006 - December 24, 2007
Head Writer: February 16, 2006 - December 24, 2007
Creative Consultant: November 14, 2005 - February 15, 2006

Knots Landing Credits

The following episodes were written by Latham

Lynn Marie Latham & Bernard Lechowick

124. A Man of Good Will

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

Preceded by Carolyn Culliton Richard Culliton	Head Writer of Port Charles January 1998 – early 1999	Succeeded by Scott Hamner
Preceded by Kay Alden John F. Smith	Head Writer of The Young and the Restless (with Kay Alden: 2/16/06-12/22/06) (with John F. Smith: 2/16/06-11/10/06) (with Scott Hamner: 10/26/06-12/22/07) February 16, 2006 – December 22, 2007	Succeeded by Josh Griffith Maria Arena Bell

Executive Producing Tenure

Preceded by John F. Smith (no EP listed before she joined)	Executive Producer of The Young and the Restless October 25, 2006 – December 24, 2007	Succeeded by Josh Griffith

Awards

Writers Guild of America Award: Best Script of 1992 (Television Original Longform)
1992 & 1994 People's Choice Award
1993 Viewers For Quality Television Founder’s Award (Homefront)
Golden Globe Awards & Television Critics Association nominee for Best Drama: Homefront
Mosaic Award from the American Jewish Committee
Twice received Awards of Excellence in Programming from American Women in Radio and Television
Imagen Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for Second Chances for that series’ positive portrayal of Latinos
1999 Media Access Award for Port Charles
Easter Seals EDI Award (Equality Dignity Independence)
Soap Opera Digest Awards: Outstanding Prime Time Show from 1989-1992; Outstanding Storyline for 1990 and 1991.
Daytime Emmys: Outstanding Drama Series [1] 2006-2007 for The Young and the Restless

References

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External links

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