Maurice Richlin

Maurice Richlin (February 23, 1920 – November 13, 1990) was an American screenwriter. He received two Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominations for Pillow Talk and Operation Petticoat in the same year. For the first of which he won along with Russell Rouse, Stanley Shapiro and Clarence Greene.[2]

Maurice Richlin
Maurice Richlin, 1960 Academy Awards, age 40
Born	February 23, 1920 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	November 13, 1990 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1953–1974
Children	six [1]

Shapiro, Grant, Richlin, Curtis

He cowrote the original treatment, story and screenplay, The Pink Panther.

He wrote All in a Night's Work

Come September

A Soldier in the Rain

For Pete's Sake

He wrote the story for What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

He had an extensive career writing in radio and later, television, before his film career.

His son is the famous artist Lance Richlin.[3]

References

1. Los Angeles Times
2. "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
3. Rick Rosner (2018-03-14), Lance vs. Rick, Session 43.3, retrieved 2018-03-30

External links

• Maurice Richlin at IMDb