Robert Lewin (May 9, 1920 – August 28, 2004) was an American screenwriter and

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. He was nominated for an

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for ''

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'', and Emmy nominated for the television series '' The Paper Chase'' and ''Baretta''.

Early life

Robert Lewin was born in New York, and went on to attend

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before serving as an officer in the

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during the

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. He subsequently became a reporter for both ''

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'' magazine and the ''

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''. Following that, he formed a publicity firm, Lewin, Kaufman and Schwartz, with Leonard Kaufman and Marving Schwartz. Lewin and his wife, Elyse, had three children, Cheryl, James and Lian.

Screenwriting

Following his experiences during the Second World War, as a captain commanding an anti-tank unit, he wrote the screenplay for ''

''. It was his first screenplay, and he was subsequently nominated for an

for

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. He moved on to write for television, working on a variety of shows including winning awards from the

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in both 1968 and 1969 for his work on ''

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''. He also worked as a producer and was nominated for Emmy Awards for '' The Paper Chase'' and ''Baretta''. In January 1987, he was invited to be a producer on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' by the franchise creator, Gene Roddenberry. The pair had previously worked together on the original '' Mission: Impossible'' television series. Lewin's work on that series included co-writing the episode "

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", which was the final episode of ''Star Trek'' written by Roddenberry. The other episodes that he was credited for writing were " Symbiosis", " 11001001" and " The Arsenal of Freedom". Lewin retired after working on the show during the first season, with

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hired to replace him as head writer. Nemecek (1995): p. 64

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