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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).
Ira Levin. Born. in The Bronx, New York City, New York, The United States. August 27, 1929. Died. November 12, 2007. Genre. Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction. edit data. Levin graduated from the Horace Mann School and New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English.
Ira Levin has 67 books on Goodreads with 525837 ratings. Ira Levin’s most popular book is Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1).
The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical "feminist horror" novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, wife, and young mother who suspects that something in the town of Stepford is changing the wives from free-thinking, intelligent women into compliant wives dedicated solely to homemaking.
Nov 14, 2007 · Ira Levin, a 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,”...
Jan 1, 2001 · A successful single career woman. A shocking secret hidden in brick and concrete. A HIGH-TECH NIGHTMARE. Someone is watching her. He watches her unpack, watches her make the bed; his eyes are everywhere. He owns the building: now he owns her. SLIVER. There's no place more frightening than home.
Ira Levin, of ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ Dies at 78. Ira Levin was a mild-mannered playwright and novelist who wrote creepy best sellers like “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Stepford Wives” and ...
Ira Levin is the New York Times bestselling author of Rosemary?s Baby, The Stepford Wives, The Boys from Brazil, A Kiss Before Dying, and Sliver, each of which was made into a major motion picture.
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May 18, 2018 · LEVIN, IRA (1929– ), U.S. author. Born in the Bronx and raised in Manhattan, Levin earned two bachelor's degrees from New York University in 1950, one in English and one in philosophy. Although his father wanted him to join the family's toy business, Levin opted to try writing for two years, with the proviso that if he failed he would work ...
Author, playwright and composer Ira Levin decided on a career of a writer at the age of 15. Educated at the elite Horace Mann school, he went on to two years at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, before transferring to New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English.
