Ira Levin - Revision history

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	'''Ira Levin''' was a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.		'''Ira Levin''' was a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.

	While pleased at the cultural impact of ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (the adoption of the term "stepford wife" for robotically feminine and "stepford" in general for anything robotic and thoughtless), Levin regretted what he saw as the influence of ''Rosemary's Baby'' on the pop-satanic genre (''[[The Exorcist]]'', ''[[Omen]]'', etc.).		While pleased at the cultural impact of ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (the adoption of the term "stepford wife" for robotically feminine and "stepford" in general for anything robotic and thoughtless), Levin regretted what he saw as the influence of ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' on the pop-satanic genre (''[[The Exorcist]]'', ''[[Omen]]'', etc.).

	<blockquote>“I feel guilty that ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ led to ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘The Omen,’” he told The Los Angeles Times in 2002. “A whole generation has been exposed, has more belief in Satan. I don’t believe in Satan. And I feel that the strong fundamentalism we have would not be as strong if there hadn’t been so many of these books.”		<blockquote>“I feel guilty that ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ led to ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘The Omen,’” he told The Los Angeles Times in 2002. “A whole generation has been exposed, has more belief in Satan. I don’t believe in Satan. And I feel that the strong fundamentalism we have would not be as strong if there hadn’t been so many of these books.”

Lquilter: links

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	'''Ira Levin''' was a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.		'''Ira Levin''' was a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.

	While pleased at the cultural impact of ''The Stepford Wives'' (the adoption of the term "stepford wife" for robotically feminine and "stepford" in general for anything robotic and thoughtless), Levin regretted what he saw as the influence of ''Rosemary's Baby'' on the pop-satanic genre (''[[The Exorcist]]'', ''[[Omen]]'', etc.).		While pleased at the cultural impact of ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (the adoption of the term "stepford wife" for robotically feminine and "stepford" in general for anything robotic and thoughtless), Levin regretted what he saw as the influence of ''Rosemary's Baby'' on the pop-satanic genre (''[[The Exorcist]]'', ''[[Omen]]'', etc.).

	<blockquote>“I feel guilty that ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ led to ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘The Omen,’” he told The Los Angeles Times in 2002. “A whole generation has been exposed, has more belief in Satan. I don’t believe in Satan. And I feel that the strong fundamentalism we have would not be as strong if there hadn’t been so many of these books.”		<blockquote>“I feel guilty that ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ led to ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘The Omen,’” he told The Los Angeles Times in 2002. “A whole generation has been exposed, has more belief in Satan. I don’t believe in Satan. And I feel that the strong fundamentalism we have would not be as strong if there hadn’t been so many of these books.”

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	'''Ira Levin''' was a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.		'''Ira Levin''' was a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.

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	* ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1952)		* ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1952; novel, non-SF)
	* ''Drat! The Cat!'' (1965) (musical; spoof of Victorian novels; about a young woman who wants a career and becomes a cat burglar)		* ''Drat! The Cat!'' (1965) (musical; spoof of Victorian novels; about a young woman who wants a career and becomes a cat burglar)
	* ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1967) (made into [[Rosemary's baby (film)\|a film]])		* ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1967; novel, horror) (made into [[Rosemary's baby (film)\|a film]])
	* ''[[This Perfect Day]]'' (1970)		* ''[[This Perfect Day]]'' (1970; novel, dystopia)
	* ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972)		* ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972; novel, suburban horror)
	* ''The Boys from Brazil'' (1976)		* ''[[The Boys from Brazil]]'' (1976; novel, spy-fi/cloning horror)
	* ''Deathtrap'' (1979) (notable for a kiss between two dastardly men)		* ''Deathtrap'' (1979; non-SF) (notable for a kiss between two dastardly men)
	* ''Sliver'' (1991)		* ''Sliver'' (1991)
	* ''Son of Rosemary'' (1997)		* ''Son of Rosemary'' (1997; novel, horror)

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Ira Levin''' is a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.		'''Ira Levin''' was a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.

			While pleased at the cultural impact of ''The Stepford Wives'' (the adoption of the term "stepford wife" for robotically feminine and "stepford" in general for anything robotic and thoughtless), Levin regretted what he saw as the influence of ''Rosemary's Baby'' on the pop-satanic genre (''[[The Exorcist]]'', ''[[Omen]]'', etc.).

			<blockquote>“I feel guilty that ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ led to ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘The Omen,’” he told The Los Angeles Times in 2002. “A whole generation has been exposed, has more belief in Satan. I don’t believe in Satan. And I feel that the strong fundamentalism we have would not be as strong if there hadn’t been so many of these books.”

			“Of course,” Mr. Levin added, “I didn’t send back any of the royalty checks.”<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/books/14levin.html?_r=1&ex=1352696400&oref=slogin NYT obit 11/14/2007], quoting LA Times, 2002.</ref>
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	* ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1952)		* ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1952)
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	* ''Sliver'' (1991)		* ''Sliver'' (1991)
	* ''Son of Rosemary'' (1997)		* ''Son of Rosemary'' (1997)

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

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	* ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1952)		* ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1952)
	* ''Drat! The Cat!'' (1965) (musical; spoof of Victorian novels; about a young woman who wants a career and becomes a cat burglar)		* ''Drat! The Cat!'' (1965) (musical; spoof of Victorian novels; about a young woman who wants a career and becomes a cat burglar)
	* ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1967)		* ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1967) (made into [[Rosemary's baby (film)\|a film]])
	* ''[[This Perfect Day]]'' (1970)		* ''[[This Perfect Day]]'' (1970)
	* ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972)		* ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972)

JLeland at 04:33, 23 February 2007

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	* ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972)		* ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972)
	* ''The Boys from Brazil'' (1976)		* ''The Boys from Brazil'' (1976)
			* ''Deathtrap'' (1979) (notable for a kiss between two dastardly men)
	* ''Sliver'' (1991)		* ''Sliver'' (1991)
	* ''Son of Rosemary'' (1997)		* ''Son of Rosemary'' (1997)

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2007-02-23T03:03:20Z

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'''Ira Levin''' is a novelist, playwright, and librettist. Several of his novels have been made into films.

* ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1952)
* ''Drat! The Cat!'' (1965) (musical; spoof of Victorian novels; about a young woman who wants a career and becomes a cat burglar)
* ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1967)
* ''[[This Perfect Day]]'' (1970)
* ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1972)
* ''The Boys from Brazil'' (1976)
* ''Sliver'' (1991)
* ''Son of Rosemary'' (1997)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Levin, Ira}}

[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]