Robert Klane (October 17, 1941 – August 29, 2023) was an American screenwriter, novelist and filmmaker, best known for early iconoclastic novels and for his screenplays for dark comedies such as Where's Poppa?

A 1963 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[1] Klane first rose to prominence with his debut novel, the acerbic comedy The Horse is Dead (1968).

(1970), was adapted by Klane into a feature film directed by Carl Reiner and starring George Segal.

[3] Klane went on to write screenplays for various films such as The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), and Weekend at Bernie's.

Additionally, he wrote for several television shows including M*A*S*H and Tracey Takes On... Klane died from kidney failure in Woodland Hills, California, on August 29, 2023, at the age of 81.