Lila Garrett

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Lila Garrett
Lila Garrett, Screenwriter, Radio Host & Peace Activist.jpg
Born(1925-11-21)November 21, 1925[1]
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 2020(2020-02-01) (aged 94)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationScreenwriter
TelevisionThe ABC Afternoon Playbreak, The Other Woman, All in the Family, The Second Hundred Years, Bewitched, My Favorite Martian,"Barney Miller"
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1950; div. 1953)​
RelativesEric Roberts (son-in-law)

Lila Garrett (November 21, 1925 – February 1, 2020) was an American television screenwriter and radio host. She was a former resident of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.[2] She wrote for the sitcoms The Second Hundred Years (co-wrote episodes 10 and 13 with Bernie Kahn),[3] My Favorite Martian,[4] All in the Family,[5] and Bewitched.[6] She co-wrote with Bernie Kahn and Stu Billett the 1971 Disney TV movie The Barefoot Executive.[7]

An anti-war activist, Garrett's political engagement includes founding Americans Against War with Iraq,[8] serving as a DNC delegate for presidential candidate Michael Dukakis,[9] presiding as President[10] over the Southern California chapter of the Americans for Democratic Action and becoming 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 closing her show with "The arms industry has neither allies nor enemies, only customers." Garrett was also a frequent contributor to the online magazine LA Progressive.[11]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lila Garrett". shemadeit.org. The Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
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  3. ^ "[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.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "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 [...]
  7. ^ "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
  8. ^ "Building a buzz for peace". Los Angeles Times. 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  9. ^ report, WILLIAM E. GIBSON, Washington Bureau Chief National Correspondent Michele Cohen contributed to this. "RUNNING MATES STRESS COMMON GROUND". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  10. ^ "Lila Garrett | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  11. ^ "Lila Garrett". LA Progressive. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  12. ^ "Lila Garrett". starscolor.com. Stars Color Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-12-26.

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