Allen Adler (December 25, 1916 – January 30, 1964) was an American writer, also involved in theater in various ways. With
Irving Block Irving may refer to:
People
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* Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip)
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he wrote the story for the screenplay for ''
Forbidden Planet
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'', based on
Shakespeare
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's ''
The Tempest'', but he was a victim of the
Second Red Scare and was
blacklisted from the film industry.
Biography
Adler was the son of Abe Adler (a stage manager) who, in turn, was the son of
Yiddish theater
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star
Jacob Adler
Jacob Pavlovich Adler (Yiddish: יעקבֿ פּאַװלאָװיטש אַדלער; born Yankev P. Adler; February 12, 1855 – April 1, 1926)IMDB biography was a Jewish actor and star of Yiddish theater, first in Odessa, and later in London and ...
by his first wife
Sonya ("Sophia") Adler. Per the bio on back jacket of Adler's novel ''Mach 1'', "He majored in English at New York University, wrote publicity for Robert Ripley of 'Believe It Or Not,', owned a New York theatre at twenty-one, presented touring opera companies, served in the air force in World War II in the Fifth Air Force, Far Eastern Air Force and Thirteenth Bomber Command. He produced a revival of ''Front Page'', has written both original stories and screenplays for the motion pictures."
In addition to ''Forbidden Planet'', Adler has a story credit for the film ''
The Giant Behemoth
''The Giant Behemoth'' is a 1959 British-American science fiction giant monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien, Pete Peterson, Irving Block, Jack Rabin, and Louis de Witt. The film stars Gene Evans a ...
'' (1959).
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"The Giant Behemoth (1959)" (article)
TCM.com
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The New York Times
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'' of February 1, 1964, includes Adler's obituary, giving the date of his death as January 30, 1964. It says he was born in New York, the son of Adolf Adler, Yiddish theater manager and owner. He was survived by his widow, the former Mary MacNamara, and two daughters, Pamela and Allison Jo.
Works
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Mach 1: A Story of Planet Ionus'' (1957)
References
Notes
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Writers Guild Announces 21 Credit Corrections For Films Written by Blacklisted Writers* Adler, Jacob, ''A Life on the Stage: A Memoir'', translated and with commentary by Lulla Rosenfeld, Knopf, New York, 1999, , 386 (commentary).
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