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Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), This Perfect Day (1970), The Boys from Brazil (1976), and Sliver (1991).
Biografia. Studiò all' Università di New York, laureandosi in filosofia e inglese . A 22 anni scrisse il suo primo romanzo, Un bacio prima di morire, per il quale vinse anche un premio nel 1954 il prestigioso Edgar Allan Poe Award. Il suo romanzo più famoso è Rosemary's Baby, una storia horror con risvolti nel satanico e nell'occulto.
An accomplished pianist, Ira Levin was the first-prize winner of the American National Chopin Competition in 1980. He continues to appear in recital and concert, often leading concertos from the keyboard as well, including works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin as well as Brahms’s second concerto, which he played and conducted on very short ...
18 mag 2018 · LEVIN, IRA (1929– ), U.S. author. Born in the Bronx and raised in Manhattan, Levin earned two bachelor's degrees from New York University in 1950, one in English and one in philosophy. Although his father wanted him to join the family's toy business, Levin opted to try writing for two years, with the proviso that if he failed he ...
Levin's first novel, A Kiss before Dying, is a murder mystery; Rosemary's Baby is a horror novel, as are This Perfect Day and The Stepford Wives; The Boys from Brazil is a thriller about the resurgence of a Nazi underground; and Levin's most successful play, Deathtrap, is a mystery comedy.
12 nov 2007 · Ira Levin. Born. in The Bronx, New York City, New York, The United States. August 27, 1929. Died. November 12, 2007. Genre. Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction. edit data. Levin graduated from the Horace Mann School and New York University, where he majored in philosophy and English.
14 nov 2007 · Ira Levin, a mild-mannered playwright and novelist who liked nothing better than to give people the creeps — and who did so repeatedly, with best-selling novels like “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The...
