![]() ![]() Levin passed away in November of 2007 at the age of 78. Stephen King described Ira Levin as "the Swiss watchmaker of suspense novels, he makes what the rest of us do look like cheap watchmakers in drugstores.” Mr. ![]() He is the author of the novels turned into films of Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil, The Stepford Wives, and Sliver. In 1982, it was made into a film starring Christopher Reeve and Michael Caine. When the man from the draft board arrives to take country bumpkin Will Stockdale to Callville for induction into the army, Wills father chases him. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Levin’s best known play is Deathtrap, which holds the record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway and brought Levin his second Edgar Award. Louisiana State University Press, 1995 - Drama - 214 pages. The play was turned into a movie in 1958, and co-starred Don Knotts. No Time for Sergeants TV Series 19641965 30m IMDb RATING 7.0 /10 70 YOUR RATING Rate Comedy Will Stockdale is an innocent soldier who doesnt always get sarcasm and takes things literally. 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. A Kiss Before Dying was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956, and again in 1991. His first novel, A Kiss Before Dying, was well received, earning him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Ira graduated from the Horace Mann School and New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English. ![]()
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