- Allen Adler
Infobox Writer
name = Allen Adler
birthdate = birth date|1916|12|25|mf=y
birthplace =New York, New York ,United States
deathdate = death date and age|1964|1|30|1916|12|25|mf=y
deathplace =New York, New York ,United States
occupation = writer
nationality = American
genre =Science fiction Allen Adler (
December 25 ,1916 -January 30 , , 1964) was an American writer, also involved in theater in various ways. WithIrving Block he wrote the story for the screenplay for "Forbidden Planet ", based onShakespeare 's "The Tempest ", but was a victim of theSecond Red Scare and wasblacklist ed from the film industry.Biography
Adler was the son of Abe Adler who, in turn, was the son of
Yiddish theater starJacob Adler by his first wife Sonya ("Sophia") Adler.In addition to "Forbidden Planet", Adler has a story credit for the film "The Giant Behemoth" (1958); as of February 2005, this is missing from IMDB. Lulla Rosenfeld's commentary to Jacob Adler's memoir says that Allen Adler "wrote an interesting novel", but she does not name it.
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The New York Times " of Feb. 1, 1964 includes Adler's obituary, giving the date of his death as Jan. 30, 1964. It says he was born in New York, the son of Adolf Adler, Yiddish theater manager and owner. He was survived by his widow, the former Mary MacNamara and two daughters, Pamela and Allison Jo.Works
*"Mach 1: A Story of Planet Ionus" (1957)
References
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*— [http://www.wga.org/pr/0798/blacklist.html Writers Guild Announces 21 Credit Corrections For Films Written by Blacklisted Writers]
* Adler, Jacob, "A Life on the Stage: A Memoir", translated and with commentary by Lulla Rosenfeld, Knopf, New York, 1999, ISBN 0-679-41351-0, 386 (commentary).
*cite book| last=Tuck| first=Donald H.| authorlink=Donald H. Tuck| title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy| location=Chicago| publisher=Advent| pages=240| date=1974
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