Lila Garrett

Lila Garrett
Born	(1925-11-21)November 21, 1925[1] New York City, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2020(2020-02-01) (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"
Spouse	David Rayfiel ​ ​ (m. 1950; div. 1953)​
Children	Eliza Roberts
Relatives	Keaton Simons (grandson) Eric Roberts (son-in-law)

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.

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

• 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

1. "Lila Garrett". shemadeit.org. The Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
2. "[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.
3. "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
4. "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
5. "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 [...]
6. "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
7. "Building a buzz for peace". Los Angeles Times. 2003-02-04. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
8. 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)
9. "Lila Garrett | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
10. "Lila Garrett". LA Progressive. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
11. "Radical radio station KPFK host Lila Garrett, 94, passes". 7 February 2020.
12. "Lila Garrett". starscolor.com. Stars Color Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-12-26.

External links

• Lila Garrett at IMDb