Maurice Richlin (February 23, 1920 – November 13, 1990) was an American screenwriter. He received two

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nominations for '' Pillow Talk'' and '' Operation Petticoat'' in the same year. For the first of which he won along with

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and Clarence Greene. Richlin served in the

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during

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. He co-wrote the original treatment, story and screenplay, ''

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''. He wrote '' All in a Night's Work'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' For Pete's Sake''. He wrote the story for '' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?''. He had an extensive career writing in radio and later, television, before his film career. His son is the artist Lance Richlin.

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