Lewton, Val

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Lewton, Val

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Lewton, Val

Lewton, Val, 1904-1951

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Leventon, Vladimir Ivan 1904-1951

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Leventon, Vladimir Ivan 1904-1951

Leventon, Vladimir Ivanovich.

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Leventon, Vladimir Ivanovich.

Leventon, Vladimir Maksimilianovič

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Leventon, Vladimir Maksimilianovič

Forbes Cosmo 1904-1951

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Forbes Cosmo 1904-1951

Keith, Carlos

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Keith Carlos 1904-1951

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Keith Carlos 1904-1951

Leventon, Vladimir Ivan

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Leventon, Vladimir Ivan

Liyūtin, Fāl, 1904-1951

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Liyūtin, Fāl, 1904-1951

Leventon, Vladimir Ivanovich, 1904-1951

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Leventon, Vladimir Ivanovich, 1904-1951

Forbes, Cosmo

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Leventon, Vladimir 1904-1951

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Motion picture producer, screenwriter, and novelist. Born 1904; died 1951.

From the description of Papers of Val Lewton, 1924-1982 (bulk 1926-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81163531

Motion picture producer, screenwriter, and novelist; b. 1904; d. 1951.

From the description of Papers, 1924-1982 (bulk 1926-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149522

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1904, May 7 Born Vladimir Ivan Leventon, Yalta, Russia 1909 Mother, Nina Leventon, and children (Val and Lucy) emigrated to America and took anglicized name of Lewton; Nina Lewton employed by her sister, actress Nazimova circa 1922 Columbia School of Journalism, New York, N.Y. 1923 Privately published first book of poetry, Panther Skin and Grapes. Poynton Press 1928 Married Ruth Knapp 1928 1932 Publicity writer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, under the supervision of Howard Dietz 1932 Published No Bed of Her Own. New York: Vanguard Press Contracted with Vanguard Press for five novels per year 1933 Wrote script for Taras Bulba for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story editor, David O. Selznick unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1942 1946 Head of horror unit, RKO Radio Pictures 1942 Produced Cat People (motion picture) 1946 Produced Bedlam (motion picture) 1947 Contract with Paramount Pictures 1948 Hired by Louis B. Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1951 Produced Apache Drums (motion picture), Universal-International 1951, Mar. 14 Died, Hollywood, Calif. From the guide to the Val Lewton Papers, 1924-1982, (bulk 1926-1951), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Horror films

Motion picture industry

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Novelists, American

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