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Ira Levin

Person · Screenwriter

Ira Levin

Born
August 27, 1929
Died
Nov 12, 2007
From
New York City, New York, USA
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In short · Wrote for eight decades — 17 credits.

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Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), This Perfect Day (1970), The Boys from Brazil (1976), and Sliver (1991). Levin also wrote the play Deathtrap (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted into films. He received the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award and several Edgar Awards.

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