Robert W. Lenski (June 11, 1926 – June 19, 2002) was an American screenwriter. Lenski was born on a farm in Michigan. He attended at University of Michigan, where he earned his degree. Lenski began his career in 1972, as writing an episode for the police procedural television series Longstreet. Later in his career, he wrote for other television programs, as his credits includes, The Streets of San Francisco, Mannix, Planet of the Apes, Cannon, The Dain Curse, Barnaby Jones, The F.B.I., The New Perry Mason and Kojak. Lenski also wrote for television films, as his credits includes, After the Promise, Decoration Day, Saint Maybe, Breathing Lessons and What the Deaf Man Heard.