Ira Levin
Ira Levin was born August 27, 1929 in the Bronx. When he was thirteen his family moved to the Upper West Side of Manhattan.Charles Levin was his father and beatrice levin was his mother. Ira had a sister named Ellie but he was the only boy. beatrice and charles had took Ira to his first play called "Charlies' Aunt" and he instantly fell in love with theatre.
Later in the year 1953 Ira went into the army and served with the Signal Corps but was still a writer. On August 20, 1960 Levin married Gabrielle Aronsohn. They had three children named Adam, Jared, and Nicholas. They later divorced in January of 1968. in 2003 The Mystery Writers of America honored Levin's lifetime by giving him the Grand Masters Award.
Levin also wrote plays like Interlock, General Seeger, Drat! The Cat that took ten years for him to work on it. Ira attended Horace Mann School and went on to attend Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, for two years. Levin's first book was A Kiss Before Dying and it was published in 1953. Iras father wanted him to go into his footsteps as a toy business when the time was right.
At the age of 12 Ira also became interested in magic. Ira has write lots of plays and stories since the days that he had lived. Ira was Jewish and he died on November, 12 , 2007 because of heart failure.
Later in the year 1953 Ira went into the army and served with the Signal Corps but was still a writer. On August 20, 1960 Levin married Gabrielle Aronsohn. They had three children named Adam, Jared, and Nicholas. They later divorced in January of 1968. in 2003 The Mystery Writers of America honored Levin's lifetime by giving him the Grand Masters Award.
Levin also wrote plays like Interlock, General Seeger, Drat! The Cat that took ten years for him to work on it. Ira attended Horace Mann School and went on to attend Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, for two years. Levin's first book was A Kiss Before Dying and it was published in 1953. Iras father wanted him to go into his footsteps as a toy business when the time was right.
At the age of 12 Ira also became interested in magic. Ira has write lots of plays and stories since the days that he had lived. Ira was Jewish and he died on November, 12 , 2007 because of heart failure.
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