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Lorenzo Semple Jr
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. in July 2008.

Lorenzo Semple, Jr. (born Lorenzo Elliott Semple III; March 27, 1923 – March 28, 2014) was an American screenwriter and playwright. He was best known for his work on the campy television series Batman. He also wrote the movies Papillon, The Parallax View (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Flash Gordon (1980), and Never Say Never Again (1983). He was born in New Rochelle, New York.

Semple died from natural causes on March 28, 2014 at his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 91 years old.

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  • Tom Poston-Constance Ford-Robert Elston in Golden Fleecing

    Tom Poston, Constance Ford, and Robert Elston in the Broadway production of Golden Fleecing (1959), written by Semple

  • Batman and Robin 1966

    Semple is best known as a writer for TV's Batman (1966-68) starring Burt Ward and Adam West

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