Spoiler : Menkin, Lawrence (Abraham Menkin, pen name was Chris Riland) Born in New York City 12/25/1911; died 7/18/2000 from complications of pneu- monia at the Mission Skilled Nursing Home in Santa Clara, California. Writer for radio programs during the 1940's including Famous Jury Trials on NBC and ABC; The Sparrow And The Hawk on CBS (1945-1946).

Spoiler : Producer-director of DuMont-TV shows including Hands Of Mystery (Hands Of Murder; Hands Of Destiny) (1949-1951); Rocky King, Detective (1950-1954); Harlem Detective (?) (1953-1954). Story editor for television programs including Perry Mason on CBS (1957-?); Rawhide on CBS (1959-1966). Writer for television including episodes of The Twilight Zone on CBS (1959-1964); Bonanza on NBC (1959-1973); The Outer Limits on ABC (1963-1965); Dragnet on NBC (1967-1970). Winner of the Variety show management award in 1952 for DuMont-TV's Mono-Drama Theatre. In later years, Menkin taught acting at his Larry Menkin's Actors Studio. Menkin's collection of scripts and writings are archived in the Lawrence Menkin Collection at the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming.