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  Ira Levin
Ira Levin is the highly acclaimed and internationally bestselling author of Rosemary's Baby, A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, This Perfect Day, Sliver, and The Stepford Wives.
Levin also wrote "Deathtrap," the longest running thriller in Broadway history.
Three by Ira Levin: Rosemary's Baby; This Perfect Day; The Stepford Wives (1985)
www.fantasticfiction.co.uk /authors/Ira_Levin.htm   (122 words)

  
  Ira Levin
Levin was the Stephen King of the 1960s and 1970s.
Levin was born in the Bronx, and as the family's toy business prospered his family relocated to the Upper West Side of Manhattan when he was 13.
Levin got second prize, $200, and later the same script was bought by NBC for $400, and filmed as an episode of that network's mystery-thriller anthology, Lights Out.
www.nndb.com /people/424/000044292   (540 words)

  
 Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Levin studied at New York University, where he majored inphilosophy and English.
Levin's crowning achievement as a playwright, however, is the comedy thriller Deathtrap, which is still the longest running play on Broadway.
Ira Levin's best known novel is Rosemary's Baby, ahorrifying tale of satanism and the occult.
www.therfcc.org /ira-levin-47890.html   (238 words)

  
 Ira Levin
Ira Levin (born August 27, 1929 in New York) is an American author of fiction thriller novels and is also a playwright and songwriter.
Levin's crowning achievement as a playwright, however, is the comedy thriller Deathtrap, which is still the longest running play on Broadway.
Ira Levin's best known novel is Rosemary's Baby, a horrifying tale of satanism and the occult.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Ira_Levin.php   (362 words)

  
 Sidewalks TV Special Features: Ira Levin
Ira Levin was born and raised in Miami, Florida.
Ira Levin's unique blend of music touches deep into the soul of the listener and takes them on a magical journey through time and space.
Ira brings a fresh new sound to the realm of Rock n' Roll, this is definitely a local artist to keep an Eye on in the future.
www.sidewalkstv.com /specialfeatures/iralevin/index.html   (736 words)

  
 Ira Levin Message Board
Levin did not envision the advent of microcomputing nor of distributed computing (this topic and possible consequences were covered by the movie Terminator 3).
I wrote to Ira Levin back in 1979 asking to purchase the rights - I had aspirations then of becoming a film director and wanted to make this into a movie.
I always felt this Ira Levin novel should have been as popular as 1884 or ANIMAL FARM but all the acclaim went to ROSEMARY'S BABY.
www.allreaders.com /Board.asp?BoardID=8145   (1167 words)

  
 Ira Levin at AllExperts
Ira Levin (born August 27, 1929 in New York) is an American novelist, playwright and songwriter.
Levin's best known play is Deathtrap, which holds the record as the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway.
Levin's best known novel is Rosemary's Baby, a horrifying tale of satanism and the occult.
en.allexperts.com /e/i/ir/ira_levin.htm   (320 words)

  
 My Guilty Pleasure: Ira Levin quiz -- free game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Although not generally well-reviewed and probably not one of his best works, Ira Levin's "Sliver" is a fast and creepy read.
Although Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" is London's longest-running thriller, Ira Levin's "Deathtrap" holds that distinction on Broadway.
With its 2004 film remake starring the ethereal Nicole Kidman, Ira Levin's "The Stepford Wives" was reprinted and discovered by a new generation of fans.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=203268   (460 words)

  
 Ira Levin
Ira Levin (born August 27, 1929 in New York) is an author of fiction thriller novels and is also a playwright and songwriter.
Levin studied at New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English.
He wrote his first novel, A Kiss Before Dying, when he was 22 years old.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ir/Ira_Levin.html   (61 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Rosemary's Baby: Books: Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Levin's ideas of good and evil are explained in a manner that is easy to understand, yet it is still perplexing to even the greatest of minds how such evil can be personified.
Ira Levin is the master of horror, conveying the dark side of ordinary everyday life in suspenseful and terrifying ways.
Levin weaves the plot elements together so masterfully and intricately that the story is indeed flawless.
www.amazon.ca /Rosemarys-Baby-Ira-Levin/dp/0922890846   (1617 words)

  
 The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin, the book the movies are based on
Levin's first novel A Kiss Before Dying (1953), winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel, was filmed in 1956 and again in 1991.
Levin's only novel not to draw Hollywood's attention is the science fiction dystopia This Perfect Day (1970), winner of the 1992 Prometheus Award for classic libertarian science fiction.
Ira Levin is also a successful playwright, with several hit productions to his credit, most notably Deathtrap (1979), one of the most successful thrillers in Broadway history, which was filmed in 1982.
members.aol.com /tirfell/levin.htm   (755 words)

  
 2blowhards.com: Ira Levin Adds Value   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Levin, on the other hand, is an inventive and innovative creator of on-the-page fiction.
Levin does it via details, quick semi-episodes, and summaries presented in a wide variety of closeups and long shots, all delivered with a total, "existential" lack of commentary and elaboration.
Levin wrote what looks like genre fiction (in 3 different genres, crime, horror, and SF, which is unusual, and possibly deliberate), but I assume Levin and his agent sold the books to mainstream hardback publishers, or divisions.
www.2blowhards.com /archives/001443.html   (11927 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Rosemary's Baby, by Ira Levin, Mass Market Paperback
Ira Levin is the author of The Boys from Brazil, Sliver, The Stepford Wives, and other bestsellers, as well as Broadway's longest-running thriller, Deathtrap.
Farrow's soothing reading of Ira Levin's classic returns her to the project that made her a star in Roman Polanski's eerily sedate thriller.
Levin's thriller was previously recorded by Eileen Heckert in a 1986 three-hour abridgment from Random House Audio.
search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=dK8XSOFBdq&isbn=0451194004&itm=1   (586 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Rezensionen zu Rosemary's Baby: English Books: Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ira Levin writes breezy thrillers, well-crafted from beginning to end with compelling characters, nicely woven plots and several surprises.
Ira Levin even has an introduction to one edition complaining about people taking the book to the ridiculous levels of seriousness (you can read the "Left Behind" series if you want a 'serious' novel about Satanic conspiracies).
Guy, Rosemary's husband, is such a duplicitous jerk (a character type that Levin used again in 'The Stepford Wives') but Rosemary has no inkling as to what he has done to further his career.
www.amazon.de /Rosemarys-Baby-Ira-Levin/dp/customer-reviews/0451210514   (1800 words)

  
 Ira W. Levin, Ph.D. : Faculty : NIDDK Laboratories
Ira W. Levin, Ph.D. : Faculty : NIDDK Laboratories
New instrumentation, experimental approaches and chemometric methodologies for treating the image and spectroscopic data are under continuing development and modification.
Bhargava R, Levin IW Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization for rapid reconstructions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging data.
intramural.niddk.nih.gov /research/faculty.asp?People_ID=1592   (372 words)

  
 Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Practically born on the stage in Miami, Florida, Ira studied theater and music at F.S.U. While on his way to L.A. to become an actor, he decided to stay in Colorado to write music.
Ira plays out with Tom Hallenbeck, a viking warrior on the cello and mandolin with a host of songs of his own.
Sometimes dark and brooding T. Hallenbeck is a poet with a rare sense of humor and the balence between these two artists is a harmonized teeter-totter over the abyss of philosophy and spirutality.
www.bazaarcafe.com /cgi-local/m.cgi?name=Ira%20Levin   (231 words)

  
 My Guilty Pleasure: Ira Levin - L Quiz
I love the lesser-known works of Ira Levin.
Most of his oeuvre has been adapted for the movies, so even if you haven't read all of these books and plays, give the quiz a try.
Levin was frustrated that so many people know him for that book only, but in 1997 he produced one of his few missteps...a sequel.
www.funtrivia.com /trivia-quiz/Literature/My-Guilty-Pleasure-Ira-Levin-203268.html   (179 words)

  
 Ira Levin Biography, Photos, News for Ira Levin | TVGuide.com
There are no news items for Ira Levin.
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There are no message board posts for Ira Levin.
www.tvguide.com /detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=240798   (44 words)

  
 Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Levin has a background in acting and song leading, and he brings both skills to bear on 'Madlik Oti.'"
He not only loves working with children but he is devoted to his community and making it a better place.
"Ira communicates his love for music in a way that engages and makes it fun.He displays a unique ability to relate to the audience on positive themes of respect for community and for the spiritual dimension of life."
www.iralevin.com /press.htm   (386 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Son Of Rosemary: Books: Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
International bestselling author Ira Levin returns to the horror of his 1967 ground-breaking novel Rosemary's Baby with this terrifying sequel set at the dawn of the Millennium!
I hadn't realised that there was a sequel to Ira Levin's 60's masterpiece, so despite the bad reviews, I picked up a copy.
Son of Rosemary was set in 1999 and Levin doesn't seem to do as well with modern day atmosphere.
www.amazon.ca /Son-Rosemary-Ira-Levin/dp/0451194721   (1446 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Stepford Wives: Books: Ira Levin,Peter Straub   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Levin was a hot commodity in the 1960s and 1970s, cranking out horror potboilers like Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil, and this 1972 title, all of which share the common theme that people aren't always who or what they seem.
Ira Levin is, hands down, the best suspense thriller author out there.
Ira Levin is my all time favorite author and he has written some incredible books.
www.amazon.com /Stepford-Wives-Ira-Levin/dp/0060080841   (1854 words)

  
 CD Baby: IRA SCOTT LEVIN - (RHYMES WITH BEGIN): Sultan of Time
With his latest effort The Sultan of Time, Ira reveals more of his spiritual and whimsical nature through the vehicle of Soulfolk: music for your atoms to dance to; sweet melodies to sing in the shower.) The Sultan's leading track Part of the Divine has been given honorable mention by the Northern California Songwriter's Association.
The Sultan encompasses the comedic with the poignant, the spiritual with the absurd, all the while maintaining a strong sense of self and the need to bring joy to the listener.
Ira has a voice that catches the mood of every song.
cdbaby.com /cd/iralevin   (410 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Rosemary's Baby: English Books: Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ira Levin's second novel (he went on to write such fine thrillers as A Kiss Before Dying, The Stepford Wives, and The Boys from Brazil), Rosemary's Baby, remains perhaps his best work.
Levin subtly makes it all totally plausible, unless of course, dear Rosemary--or the reader--can no longer distinguish fantasy from reality!
In 1967, Ira Levin's masterpiece gave horror an innocent new face--and caused a worldwide sensation.
www.amazon.de /Rosemarys-Baby-Ira-Levin/dp/0922890846   (1510 words)

  
 Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin - Penguin Group (USA)
The spacious, sun-filled apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side is their dream home—a dream that turns into an unspeakable nightmare.
Enter the chilling world of Ira Levin—where terror is as near as your new neighbors.
Ever so subtly Levin has stripped his audience of their rational defenses and holds them in his clutches.
us.penguingroup.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780451194008,00.html   (145 words)

  
 Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ira Levin decided on the career of a writer at the age of 15.
Ira Levin has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com.
Find where Ira Levin is credited alongside another name
www.imdb.com /name/nm0505615   (279 words)

  
 Ira Levin from HarperCollins Publishers
Ira Levin was born and lives in New York City.
Levin also wrote the longest-running thriller in Broadway history, Deathtrap, and the lyrics of the Barbra Streisand classic "He Touched Me." A two-time winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allan Poe Award, he recently received the Horror Writers Association’s Bram...
The classic novel of spellbinding suspense only the mind of Ira Levin...
www.harpercollins.com /authors/21503/Ira_Levin/index.aspx   (188 words)

  
 J-ARTS » Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Best known for his Bay area performances as the beloved Children’s entertainer “Uncle Eye,” Ira Levin peforms a blend of liturgy, worship and contemporary pop.
Levin’s songwriting is truly soulful, a genre all its own: soulfolk.
Ira performs solo concerts or with a backing band for audiences young and not as young.
kfarcenter.com /booking/2006/04/01/ira-levin   (288 words)

  
 J-ARTS » Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Levin’s songwriting is truly soulful, a genre all its own: soulfolk.
Ira performs solo concerts or with a backing band for audiences young and not as young.
Ira Levin’s unique blend of music touches deep into the soul of the listener and takes them on a magical journey through time and space.
www.kfarcenter.com /booking/2006/04/01/ira-levin   (288 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : The Stepford Wives: A Novel: Livres en anglais: Ira Levin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Amazon.fr : The Stepford Wives: A Novel: Livres en anglais: Ira Levin
de Ira Levin "THE WELCOME WAGON lady, sixty if she was a day but working at youth and vivacity (ginger hair, red lips, a sunshine-yellow dress), twinkled her..." (plus)
Levin was a hot commodity in the 1960s and 1970s, cranking out horror potboilers like Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil, and this 1972 title, all of which share the common theme that people aren't always who or what they seem.
www.amazon.fr /Stepford-Wives-Novel-Ira-Levin/dp/0394481992   (583 words)

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