Known for Writing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ira Levin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
August 27, 1929
Died
November 12, 2007 (age 78)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
19 films, 4 shows


Apartment 7A
2024 · 1h 44m · US
A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.


The Stepford Wives
2004 · 1h 33m · US
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.


Samrat
1997 · 1h 55m · IN
Samrat is a psychopath who wants to take revenge on the person (Sundar) at any cost, who killed his father and damaged his mother's conduct. He believes that his late mother is still alive. Samrat wants to impose the same fate as Sundar's daughters. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.


Sliver
1993 · 1h 47m · US
A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended under mysterious circumstances.


A Kiss Before Dying
1991 · 1h 35m · UK
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.


The Stepford Children
1987 · 1h 36m · US
Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is still assimilating their wives into robots. This time, they have begun to turn their out of control teens into robots as well. Once they are assimilated, they are obedient, homework loving, big band dancing droids. Laura, David, and Mary stumble onto this mystery, and they must avoid Steven's plans to turn them into robots.


Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980 · 1h 36m · US
A TV reporter arrives in the quiet town of Stepford to launch an investigation into why the town has the lowest divorce and crime rates in America. However, she begins to notice some bizarre behavior in the women of the town, discovering that Stepford is not as clean-cut as it seems.


The Boys from Brazil
1978 · 2h 5m · UK
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.


Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
1976 · 1h 36m · US
Baby Adrian is now all grown up and separated from his mother, wrestling with the occult influences that plague him, and trying to outrun Satan himself.


The Stepford Wives
1975 · 1h 57m · US
Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.


Rosemary's Baby
1968 · 2h 18m · US
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.


A Kiss Before Dying
1956 · 1h 34m · US
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.