Ira Levin

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born

August 27, 1929 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, The United States

died

November 12, 2007

gender

male

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

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Levin graduated from the Horace Mann School and New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English.

After college, he wrote training films and scripts for television.

Levin's first produced play was No Time for Sergeants (adapted from Mac Hyman's novel), a comedy about a hillbilly drafted into the United States Air Force that launched the career of Andy Griffith. The play was turned into a movie in 1958, and co-starred Don Knotts, Griffith's long-time co-star and friend. No Time for Sergeants is generally considered the precursor to Gomer Pyle, USMC.

Levin's first novel, A Kiss Before Dying, was well received, earning him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. A Kiss Before Dying was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956,...more

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Books by Ira Levin

Average rating: 3.74 · 28,743 ratings · 1,460 reviews · 27 distinct works

	Rosemary's Baby 3.85 avg rating — 15,596 ratings — published 1967 — 64 editions	My rating:
	The Stepford Wives 3.49 avg rating — 5,446 ratings — published 1972 — 34 editions	My rating:
	The Boys from Brazil 3.92 avg rating — 3,316 ratings — published 1976 — 34 editions	My rating:
	This Perfect Day 4.11 avg rating — 1,302 ratings — published 1970 — 22 editions	My rating:
	A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin, Otto Penzler (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.77 avg rating — 1,059 ratings — published 1953 — 35 editions	My rating:
	Sliver by Ira Levin, Ira Evin 2.98 avg rating — 741 ratings — published 1991 — 24 editions	My rating:
	Son of Rosemary: The Sequel to Rosemary's Baby 2.45 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Deathtrap 3.88 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Veronica's Room 3.89 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1974 — 4 editions	My rating:
	No Time for Sergeants 3.80 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1940 — 7 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Ira Levin

“Anyone who needs more than one suitcase is a tourist, not a traveler”
― Ira Levin, Rosemary's Baby

tags: suitcases , tourist , travel , traveler

6 people liked it

“You're not going to get any true confessions out of me," she said. "I'm a Leo, and our thing is changing the subject.”
― Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives

4 people liked it

“Les gens qui ont besoin de plus qu une valise ne sont pas de vrais voyageurs, ce sont des touristes.”
― Ira Levin, Rosemary's Baby

tags: touriste , touristes , valise , voyage , voyages

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