William Link (far left) at his induction into the TV Academy s Hall of Fame in 1995.
Link and writing partner Richard Levinson also collaborated on Mannix, Ellery Queen and several TV movies, winning two Emmys over the course of their partnership.
William Link, the co-creator of TV series
Columbo and
Murder, She Wrote, has died. The two-time Emmy winner died Sunday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. He was 87.
Link and his writing and producing partner, Richard Levinson, collaborated on
Columbo, Mannix, Ellery Queen, Murder, She Wrote and several other series and television movies. The pair won two Emmys for writing for the 1970 TV movie