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- Birth nameIsadore Marcus Sorkin
- Irving Sorkin was born on December 14, 1918 in Utica, New York, USA. Irving was a producer, known for Something the Lord Made (2004). Irving was married to Joyce Kalnitsky. Irving died on October 18, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJoyce Kalnitsky(October 11, 1947 - October 18, 2007) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenArthur B SorkinRobert George Sorkin
- In 1989 he read an article by Kate McCabe in "Washingtonian" magazine. It was about a partnership between white surgeon Alfred Blalock and his black assistant Vivien Theodore Thomas. They developed surgical techniques that led to the advent of modern heart surgery. Sorkin was determined to see the true story made into a film. He finally saw his dream come true when HBO produced Something the Lord Made (2004) in 2004, starring Alan Rickman and Yasiin Bey.
- He was a dentist in Washington, DC. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Dental School in 1944, and served in the Army Dental Corps in WWII.
- Father-in-law of Christopher Lloyd.
- Was a dentist in the Washington, D.C. area for about 40 years.
- Father of Arleen Sorkin.
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