Lorenzo Elliott Semple III (March 27, 1923 – March 28, 2014), better known as Lorenzo Semple Jr., was an American screenwriter and playwright. He was best known for his work on the campy television series "Batman". He also wrote the movies "Papillon", "The Parallax View" (1974), "Three Days of the Condor" (1975), "Flash Gordon" (1980), and "Never Say Never Again" (1983). He was born in New Rochelle, New York.