About Allen Rivkin
Lived 1903 – 1990 (aged 86). Allen Rivkin was an American screenwriter.
Allen Rivkin (20 November 1903 – 17 February 1990) was an American screenwriter.
Rivkin was an 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".
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.
Select credits Picture Snatcher (1933) Headline Shooter (1933) Dancing Lady (1933) Highway West (1941) Joe Smith, American (1942) Kid Glove Killer (1942) Till the End of Time (1946) The Farmer's Daughter (1947) Tension (1950) Prisoner of War (1954)
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Who was Allen Rivkin?
American screenwriter (1903–1990)
When was Allen Rivkin born?
Allen Rivkin was born on 20 November 1903 in Hayward.
When did Allen Rivkin die?
Allen Rivkin died on 17 February 1990 in Los Angeles.
What was Allen Rivkin's occupation?
Allen Rivkin was a screenwriter.
What nationality was Allen Rivkin?
Allen Rivkin was American.
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