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'Columbo' was a highlight of Link's award-winning body of work. LOS ANGELES: William Link, who co-created the hit series ``Columbo'' and ``Murder, She Wrote'' and made 1970s and '80s TV movies about social issues then largely shunned by television, has died. He was 87. Link died of congestive heart failure Sunday in Los Angeles, his wife of more than 40 years, Margery Nelson, said in a statement Tuesday. The family helped Link mark his Dec. 15 birthday by playing YouTube videos of interviews in which he recounted his long career, said his niece, Amy Salko Robertson. ``He loved it. It was the...

Punch Newspapers Sections Columbo and  Murder She Wrote among others, died on December 27 from congestive heart failure in Los Angeles at 87. His wife, Margery Nelson, told Deadline.com.  Link was born in Elkins Park, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, on December 15, 1933. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Link was best known for his collaboration with the late Richard Levinson. The two – who first met at the age of 14 and began collaborating almost immediately on stories, radio scripts, and dramas – saw television’s potential to capture the current scene and contribute to the na...

William Link, who co-created Columbo and Murder, She Wrote, has died

William Link, the co-creator of classic TV series like “Columbo” and “Murder She Wrote” died Sunday in Los Angeles at the age of 87.

William Link, co-creator of TV’s ‘Columbo,’ ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dies at 87 Updated Dec 30, 2020; LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Link, who co-created the hit series “Columbo” and “Murder, She Wrote” and made 1970s and ’80s TV movies about social issues then largely shunned by television, has died. He was 87. Link died of congestive heart failure Sunday in Los Angeles, his wife of more than 40 years, Margery Nelson, said in a statement Tuesday. The family helped Link mark his Dec. 15 birthday by playing YouTube videos of interviews in which he recounted his long career, said...