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Meyer Levin(1905-1981)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Meyer Levin was born on 8 October 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Illegals (1947), Compulsion (1959) and My Father's House (1947). He was married to Tereska Torres and Mable Hall Schamp. He died on 9 July 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel.
BornOctober 8, 1905
DiedJuly 9, 1981(75)
BornOctober 8, 1905
DiedJuly 9, 1981(75)
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The Illegals (1947)
The Illegals
4.0
  • Writer
  • 1947
Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Richard D. Zanuck, Lionel Newman, Richard Anderson, Bradford Dillman, Richard Fleischer, Meyer Levin, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner, Richard Murphy, and Diane Varsi in Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1959
My Father's House (1947)
My Father's House
4.9
  • Writer
  • 1947
The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964)
The Parisienne and the Prudes
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1964

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Writer

  • The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964)
    The Parisienne and the Prudes
    4.5
    • story
    • 1964
  • Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Richard D. Zanuck, Lionel Newman, Richard Anderson, Bradford Dillman, Richard Fleischer, Meyer Levin, E.G. Marshall, Martin Milner, Richard Murphy, and Diane Varsi in Compulsion (1959)
    Compulsion
    7.4
    • based on the novel by
    • 1959
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • The Illegals (1947)
    The Illegals
    4.0
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • My Father's House (1947)
    My Father's House
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1947

Director

  • The Ship
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The Illegals (1947)
    The Illegals
    4.0
    • Director
    • 1947

Actor

  • My Father's House (1947)
    My Father's House
    4.9
    • Clerk
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 8, 1905
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • July 9, 1981
    • Jerusalem, Israel(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Tereska Torres1948 - July 9, 1981 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Mikael F. Levin
  • Other works
    Novel: "Compulsion". NOTE: Filmed as Compulsion (1959).
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    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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    Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 492-493. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.

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