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Allen Rivkin

Writing 86 (deceased) years old Hayward, Wisconsin, USA ★ 0.4
Born: November 20, 1903
Died: February 17, 1990

Biography

Allen Rivkin (20 November 1903 – 17 February 1990) was an American screenwriter.

Rivkin was a advertising copy writer, who went to Hollywood and joined the RKO Pictures publicity department. He formed a film writing team with P. J. Wolfson, who got a writer’s contract on the strength of "Bodies Are Dust". They started at Universal Pictures the same day. Through a luncheon conversation that day decided to collaborate on a story. In less than two years the pair wrote ten screen plays. They later wrote for the B. P. Schulberg company at Paramount Pictures. He was one of the co-founders of the Screenwriters Guild, later the Writers Guild of America. He wrote several of his scripts with his wife, Laura Kerr.

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Known For

Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning Adaptation 1946
Tension
Tension Screenplay 1949
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter Writer 1947
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady Screenplay 1933
Battle Circus
Battle Circus Story 1953

Filmography

Acting Credits (1)

Writing Credits (47)

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