Levin, Ira, 1929-2007
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Name (Hebrew)
לוין, אירה
Name (Latin)
Levin, Ira, 1929-2007
Other forms of name
Levin, Ira
Leṿin, Airah
Levin, Ira, 1929-
לעווין, אירה
לווין, אירה
Date of birth
1929-08-27
Date of death
2007-11-13
Field of activity
Fiction--Authorship
Novels
Playwriting
Occupation
Authors
Dramatists
Novelists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Nextbook digest: d. Nov. 12, 2007
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Sources of Information
- His A kiss before dying, 1953.
- His Neshiḳah lifne ha-maṿet, 1961:t.p. (אירה לווין = Airah Leṿin) t.p. verso (Ira Levin [in rom.])
- New York times WWW site, Nov. 15, 2007(in obituary published Nov. 14: Ira Levin; b. Ira Marvin Levin, Aug. 27, 1929, Manhattan; d. there Monday [Nov. 12, 2007], aged 78; mild-mannered playwright and novelist who liked nothing better than to give people the creeps, and who did so repeatedly, with best-selling novels like Rosemary's baby, The Stepford wives, and The boys from Brazil)
- Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1929)
- LCN note: 1929-
- The Author's נטיף, 1991.
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Ira Levin, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
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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