Irvin Yeaworth

Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth, Jr. (February 14, 1926 in Berlin, Germany-July 19, 2004, in Amman, Jordan in a road accident) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park builder. Before he died, he was building a theme park called Jordanian Experience at the Aquaba Gateway in Jordan. He began his career singing at age 10 at KDKA, the world's first radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He later became a radio producer. However, he is best known for directing the classic film "The Blob". He was married to Jean Yeaworth and had five children.

Filmography

Director

* "The Gospel Blimp" (1967)
* "Way Out" (1967)
* "Dinosaurus!" (1960)
* "4D Man" (1959)
* "The Blob" (1958)
* "The Flaming Teen-Age" (1956)

Producer

* "The Gospel Blimp" (1967)
* "Way Out" (1967)
* "Dinosaurus!" (1960)
* "4D Man" (1959)
* "The Flaming Teen-Age" (1956)

creenwriter

* "The Flaming Teen-Age" (1956)

In 2007, The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA (the filming location of the famous "Running Out" scene in The Blob) honored Irvin Yeaworth and The Blob by holding a film contest in which amateur film-makers competed for the "Shorty" award. "Shorty" was Yeaworth's nickname.

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