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Jan 14, 2021 · Al Ramrus, age 90, an award-winning screenwriter, documentarian and novelist, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2020. Ever the screenwriter, he scripted every last scene of his life. Cue the decades-long ritual of watching “60 Minutes” every Sunday, followed by dinner with his wife while watching a movie.
Al Ramrus was born on 19 November 1930 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Hollywood and the Stars (1963), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) and The Rat Patrol (1966). He died on 27 December 2020 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- November 19, 1930
- Al Ramrus
- December 27, 2020
Dec 27, 2020 · Al Ramrus was an American screenwriter, producer, documentarian, and novelist. After graduating from New York City College, Ramrus began working as a news reporter in Canada, where he quickly learned to speak French by watching television shows with subtitles.
Alvin Morris Ramrus (1930 — 2020), always credited as Al Ramrus, was a writer and producer best known for his screenplay for The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). With John Shaner, he wrote at least two episodes of The Rat Patrol: "The Wildest Raid of All" "The Pipeline to Disaster Raid" Ramrus also...
Al Ramrus was a writer-producer with Mike Wallace. According to the Ayn Rand Sense of Life website: "[Ramrus] handled TV interviews with Pulitzer Prize and Oscar winners, Nobel laureates, athletes, gangsters, politicians, statesmen, and—most memorably—Ayn Rand, whose intellect, he says, towered above anyone's he had ever encountered.
Al Ramrus was born on 19 November 1930 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Hollywood and the Stars (1963), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) and The Darker Side of Terror (1979).
Al Ramrus recalled that he scheduled Barbra’s audition with her over the telephone; because of her homelessness, she was calling from a bar. When she sang for Ramrus, “Her phrasing was immaculate, every word and every idea crackled with excitement,” he said.
