lila garrett (november 21, 1925 – february 1, 2020) was an american television screenwriter and radio host. she was born in brooklyn, new york. she wrote for the sitcoms "the second hundred years", "my favorite martian", "all in the family", "bewitched" and "barney miller". she also won two daytime emmy awards for "the abc afternoon playbreak". she co-wrote with bernie kahn and stu billett the disney tv movie "the barefoot executive" (1971). she was also an anti-war activist. she founded the americans against war with iraq organization. she hosted kpfk's "connect the dots" on pacifica radio.