Max Simon Ehrlich

Max Ehrlich
Born	Max Simon Ehrlich October 10, 1909(1909-10-10) Springfield, Massachusetts
Died	February 11, 1983(1983-02-11) (aged 73)
Nationality	United States
Education	University of Michigan
Period	1940-1981
Genres	mystery, science fiction
Children	2

Max Simon Ehrlich (October 10, 1909-February 11, 1983) was an American writer. He is best known for writing the novel The Reincarnation of Peter Proud and the movie of the same name.^[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Max Simon Ehrlich was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on October 10, 1909 to Simon and Sarah Ehrlich. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1933.^[2]

Career

Ehrlich began his career in newspapers, working as a correspondent for the Albany, New York Knickerbocker Press and Evening News during his college years, then after graduating as a feature writer for the Springfield, Massachusetts Republican. From there he turned to radio, working as the chief writer of the script division of WSPR in 1938 and 1939, in the script division of the American Jewish Committee from 1939 to 1941, and from 1941 to 1945 he was the assistant script director of the radio division of the American Red Cross.

After 1945, Ehrlich was a novelist, playwright, and television dramatist. He wrote radio scripts for such series as The Big Story, The Shadow, Big Town, and Mr. and Mrs. North. He also adapted many novels, plays, and short stories for radio. His television work includes scripts for the series Barney Blake, The Big Story, The Defenders, The Nurses, and The United States Steel Hour.^[2]

Marriage and children

He married and had two daughters.

Death and afterward

Max Simon Ehrlich died on February 11, 1983.

Published works

• The Big Eye (Doubleday, 1949)
• Spin the Glass Web (Harper, 1952)
• First Train to Babylon (Harper, 1955)
• The Takers (Harper, 1961)
• Deep is the Blue (Doubleday, 1964)^[3]
• The High Side (Fawcett, 1970)
• The Edict (Doubleday, 1971)
• The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Doubleday, 1973)
• The Savage is Loose (Bantam, 1974)
• The Cult (Simon and Schuster, 1978)
• Reincarnation in Venice (Simon and Schuster, 1979)^[4]
• Naked Beach (Granada, 1979)
• The Big Boys (Houghton Mifflin, 1981)
• Shaitan (Arbor House, 1981)

Awards

• 1944: Writers' War Board Award
• 1963: Huntington Hartford Foundation Fellowship

References

1. ^ "Cinema: Small Moments". Time. 1975-95-26. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917504,00.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Register of the Max Simon Ehrlich Papers, 1939-1964". Wisconsin Historical Society Archives. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0064an. 
3. ^ "Books -- Authors". New York Times: p. 26. 1964-06-26. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70D17FE355415738DDDAF0A94DE405B848AF1D3. "A novel about the crew of a nuclear submarine, "Deep Is the Blue," by Max Ehrlich, will be issued by Doubleday next Friday." 
4. ^ Cromie, Alice (1979-03-18). "Mystery & Suspense". Chicago Tribune: p. E7. 

External links

• Max Simon Ehrlich at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Ehrlich, Max Simon
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Date of birth	October 10, 1909
Place of birth	Springfield, Massachusetts
Date of death	February 11, 1983
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