death_place death_date years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
los angeles , california , u.s. 4 june 1972 1953-1971 ada , oklahoma , u.s. 12 september 1906 lee erwin
 lee erwin television screenwriter
lee erwin

lee erwin -lrb- september 12 , 1905 in ada , oklahoma - june 4 , 1972 in los angeles , california -rrb- was a television writer from the 1950s to the 1970s .
erwin wrote for `` mr. & mrs. north '' , `` the millionaire '' , `` have gun , will travel '' , `` the new adventures of charlie chan '' and many other 1950s and 1960s tv shows .
he is probably best known for his '' '' episode '' '' , his two-part `` tarzan '' episode `` the deadly silence '' , and his episode of `` the lieutenant '' , `` to set it right '' , which was never aired because the subject matter , racial prejudice , was taboo for entertainment television at the time .
this episode can be viewed at the paley center for media .
his last work for television was the script for the `` all in the family '' episode `` writing the president '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- .
