Lynn Marie Latham is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner. Her initial foray into writing for television was as a story editor for the series Berrenger's in 1985. That same year, Latham became a writer for the nighttime serial Knots Landing.
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Career
In 1991, she and husband Bernard Lechowick created the prime-time 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. Her first episode as Y&R's head writer garnered 5,304,000 viewers while All My Children and Days of Our Lives received 3,235,000 and 3,972,000 viewers respectively.
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. She has two sons, Richard Latham Lechowick and Vincent Latham Lechowick.
Positions held
Mama Malone
Writer: March 1984 - July 1984
Berrenger's
Story Editor: January 1985 - March 1985
Knots Landing (head writer from September 1986 - May 1991)
Producer: 1988 - 1991
Script Writer: 1985 - 1991
Executive Story Editor: 1985 - 1988
Homefront
Creator
Writer: September 1991 - April 1993
Executive Producer: September 1991 - April 1993
Hotel Malibu
Creator
Writer: August 1994 - September 1994
Executive Producer: August 1994 - September 1994
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
Knots Landing Credits
The following episodes were written by Latham
Lynn Marie Latham & Bernard Lechowick
124. A Man of Good Will
Lynn Marie Latham & Dianne Messina Stanley
269. Devil on My Shoulder
297. Upwardly Mobile
Lynn Marie Latham & James Stanley
240. Giganticus II: The Revenge
262. My First Born
Bernard Lechowick & Lynn Marie Latham
239. Birds Do It, Bees Do It
Lynn Marie Latham Solo Credits:
137. Awakenings
141. To Sing His Praise
149. A Key to a Woman's Heart
155. The Legacy 163. Reunion
170. Over the Edge
178. My True Love
184. Neighborly Conduct
189. Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
191. Missing Persons
195. There are Smiles
201. Noises Everywhere (2)
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 [1] 2006-2007 for The Young and the Restless