Peter S. Fischer – who co-created Murder, She Wrote – has passed away at 88 as the series will be adapted to the big screen.
The television writer died on Monday at a care facility in Pacific Grove, California his grandson Jake McElrath told The Hollywood Reporter.
His death comes just over a year after Murder, She Wrote series lead Angela Lansbury passed away peacefully in her sleep aged 96 in October 2022.
He was a longtime television writer for crime series including Columbo, Baretta, and Ellery Queen.
Peter S. Fischer – who co-created Murder, She Wrote – has passed away at 88 as the series will be adapted to the big screen .
His death comes just over a year after Murder, She Wrote series lead Angela Lansbury passed away peacefully in her sleep aged 96 in October 2022.
After leaving Hollywood, Fischer’s writing career did not end as he became a prolific novelist with the obvious choice of writing murder mysteries.
Fischer co-created Murder, She Wrote with Richard Levinson and William Link.
He wrote 264 episodes of the CBS series which ran over 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 including the pilot.
