Lynn Marie Latham

Lynn Marie Latham

Lynn Marie Latham is an American television writer and producer. Her initial foray into writing for television was as a story editor for the short-lived series "Berrenger's" in 1985. That same year, Latham became a writer for the nighttime serial "Knots Landing".

In 1991, she and husband Bernard Lechowick created the primetime 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.

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.

Positions held

"Mama Malone"
*Writer: March 1984 - July 1984

"Berrenger's"
*Creator
*Story Editor: January 1985 - March 1985

"Homefront"
*Creator
*Writer: September 1991 - April 1993
*Executive Producer: September 1991 - April 1993

"Hotel Malibu" [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu.9R8bVHiAEB3BRXNyoA?p=%22Hotel+Malibu%22+%22Latham%22&fr=yfp-t-501&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=CA&rd=r1&meta=vc%3Dca]
*Writer: August 1994 - September 1994
*Executive Producer: August 1994 - September 1994

"Knots Landing
*Producer: 1988 - 1991
*Script Writer: 1985 - 1991
*Executive Story Editor: 1985 - 1988

"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" [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu8CD77VH4S8A6FtXNyoA?p=%22That%27s+Life%22+%22CBS%22&fr=yfp-t-501&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=CA&rd=r1&meta=vc%3Dca]
*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

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 [http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu94FKLdHSW8BWg5XNyoA?p=%22Outstanding+Drama+Series%22+%22Daytime+Emmy%22&fr=yfp-t-309&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=CA&rd=r1&meta=vc%3Dca] 2006-2007 for "The Young and the Restless"

External links

* [http://www.cbs.com/daytime/yr CBS Daytime: Y&R]
* [http://www.arthurswift.com/experiences/lynn_marie_latham_and_bernard_lechowick_interview.html ArthurSwift]
* [https://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/lynnlatham.cfm EpilepsyFoundation]
* [http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/specials/interviews_detail_2630.html SPT: Y&R]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004262 IMDB: L.M. Latham]
*Producers Guild of America


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