Lan O'Kun

{{Short description|American screenwriter (1932–2020)}}

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| name = Lan O'Kun

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|1|13}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|9|1932|1|13}}

| death_place = Malibu, California, U.S.

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| education = Syracuse University

| occupation = Screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, composer

| spouse = Barbara O’Kun

| children = 1 son

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| relatives = Shari Lewis (sister-in-law)
Mallory Lewis (niece)

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Lan O'Kun (January 13, 1932 – January 9, 2020) was an American screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and composer. He was a television writer for That Was the Week That Was, Apple's Way, The Love Boat, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Highway to Heaven, and The Twilight Zone. He worked as a composer for Barbra Streisand and had a long collaboration with his sister-in-law, and entertainer, Shari Lewis, which brought to life her puppets Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy.{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Lan O'Kun Dies: Emmy-Winning Shari Lewis Collaborator, Screenwriter And Playwright Was 87 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/lan-okun-obituary-collaborator-with-shari-lewis-dies-at-87-1202827877/ |accessdate=January 21, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 11, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Lan O'Kun |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/malibusurfsidenews/obituary.aspx?n=lan-okun&pid=195045520 |accessdate=January 21, 2020 |work=Malibu Surfside News |date=January 23, 2020|via=Legacy.com}}