About Robert W. Lenski
Lived 1926 – 2002 (aged 76). Robert W. Lenski was an American screenwriter.
Robert W. Lenski (June 11, 1926 – June 19, 2002) was an American screenwriter.
Lenski was born on a farm in Michigan. He served in the Marines during World War II, landing on Iwo Jima. He then attended the University of Michigan, earning a degree in English and journalism. He then worked as a journalist in Jackson, Michigan Breathing Lessons and What the Deaf Man Heard.
Lenski was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards between 1978 and 1994. His last screenwriting credit was for the television film A Death in the Family.
Lenski died in June 2002 of cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 76.
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American screenwriter (1926-2002)
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Robert W. Lenski was born on 11 June 1926 in Michigan.
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Robert W. Lenski died on 19 June 2002 in Los Angeles.
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Robert W. Lenski was a screenwriter.
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