Meyer Levin(1905-1981)

Writer
Director
Actor

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Meyer Levin was born on 7 October 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Compulsion (1959), The Illegals (1947) and My Father's House (1947). He was married to Tereska Torres and Mabel Hall Schamp. He died on 9 July 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel.

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Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman in Compulsion (1959)

7.4

Writer

1959

The Illegals (1947)

4.0

Writer

1947

My Father's House (1947)

My Father's House

4.6

Writer

1947

The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964)

The Parisienne and the Prudes

4.6

Writer

1964

Credits

Writer

The Parisienne and the Prudes
4.6
- story
- 1964
Compulsion
7.4
- based on the novel by
- 1959
Studio 57
7.3
TV Series
- story
- 1957
The Illegals
4.0
- Writer
- 1947
My Father's House
4.6
- Writer
- 1947

Director

Actor

Personal details

Born
- October 7, 1905
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- July 9, 1981
- Jerusalem, Israel(stroke)
Spouses
Other works
Novel: "Compulsion". NOTE: Filmed as Compulsion (1959).
Publicity listings
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
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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