Richard Leighton Levinson was an American screenwriter and producer, born in Philadelphia on 7 August 1934 and died on 12 March 1987, who often worked in collaboration with William Link. His career ran from 1946 to 1987, and he was co-creator of Columbo, Murder, She Wrote and Mannix. Within this atlas Richard Levinson is credited as the creator of C. These details are drawn from the English Wikipedia article Richard Levinson, which this entry cites as its source.
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Richard Leighton Levinson (August 7, 1934, March 12, 1987) was an American screenwriter and producer who often worked in collaboration with William Link.
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The character and show, created by Richard Levinson and William Link, popularized the inverted detective story format (sometimes referred to as a "howcatchem").
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