Ira Levin

Ira Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and songwriter. Quotes He touched me...Control myself and try to actAs if I remember my nameBut he touched me...he touched me...And suddenly nothing is the same! "He touched me", song lyric from Drat! The Cat! (1965) I feel guilty that Rosemary's Baby led to The Exorcist, The Omen [...] 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, [...] I didn't send back any of the royalty checks. Interviewed by Mary McNamara "The Art of Darkness" Los Angeles Times (September 22, 2002) Unlike the films Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Exorcist (1973), The Omen (1976) is not based on a pre-existing work. Rosemary's Baby (novel, 1967) Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse had signed a lease on a five-room apartment in a geometric white house on First Avenue when they received word, from a woman named Mrs. Cortez, that a four-room apartment in the Bramford had become available. Opening words. Anyone who needs more than one suitcase is a tourist, not a traveller. The Boys from Brazil (novel, 1976) Someday, he thought, I would like to meet a monster who looked like a monster. Quotes about Ira Levin [Levin] is the Swiss watchmaker of the suspense novel; in terms of plot, he makes what the rest of us do look like those five-dollar watches you can buy in the discount drugstores. Stephen King, Danse Macabre (1981) External links Category:1929 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:People from New York City Category:Jews from the United States Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:People from New York City Category:Horror authors Category:Edgar Award winners Category:New York University alumni