Robert Lee Collins (June 1, 1930 - October 21, 2011) was an American
director and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
. He is the creator of the American
police procedural
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television series ''
Police Woman
The integration of women into law enforcement positions can be considered a large social change. A century ago, there were few jobs open to women in law enforcement. A small number of women worked as correctional officers, and their assignment ...
'', which starred
Angie Dickinson.
Collins also was about to direct ''
Star Trek: Phase II'', but was changed due to the basis of the motion picture and was replaced by director,
Robert Wise. His other credits includes, ''
Police Story'', ''
Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors'', ''
Cannon'' and ''
The Name of the Game''. In 1975, Collins was nominated for an
Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series. He died in October 2011 of
cardiopulmonary arrest
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in
Van Nuys, California, at the age of 81.
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1930 births
2011 deaths
American male screenwriters
American film directors
American television directors
American television writers
American male television writers
American screenwriters
American directors
People from Los Angeles
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