Ira Levin
American novelist, playwright (1929-2007) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 78
Ira Marvin Levin 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).
Ira Levin is read about 563 times a day, in 40 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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- Edgar Scherick Produced The Stepford Wives (1975)
Robert Evans Produced Rosemary's Baby and Sliver
Roman Polanski Directed Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Laurence Olivier Ira wrote Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Frank Oz Directed The Stepford Wives (2004)
Ruth Gordon Ira wrote Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Franklin J. Schaffner Directed The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Phillip Noyce Directed Sliver (1993)
William Castle Produced Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Tina Louise Ira wrote Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)
Bryan Forbes Directed The Stepford Wives (1975)
Joe Eszterhas Produced Sliver (1993)
Gerd Oswald Directed A Kiss Before Dying (1956)- Robert Fuest Directed Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
Judith Baldwin Also in The Stepford Wives (1975)
Hawk Koch Produced Sliver (1993)
James Dearden Directed A Kiss Before Dying (1991)- Sam O'Steen Directed Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)
- Alex Segal Directed No Time for Sergeants (1955)
Donald De Line Produced The Stepford Wives (2004)
Alan J. Levi Directed The Stepford Children (1987)
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Many of his novels and plays have been adapted into films. He received the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award and several Edgar Awards. In 1996 he was given the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
