Allen Rivkin

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Allen Rivkin (born November 20, 1903 in Hayward , Wisconsin , † February 17, 1990 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter .

biography

Allen Rivkin studied journalism at the University of Minnesota and then worked as a reporter for a while. In 1923 he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a studio electrician for a while before becoming press secretary for RKO Pictures . His first major success as a writer was in 1930 when he published the play Is My Face Red with Ben Markson . With the filming of the play in 1932, Rivkin's screenwriting career began at the same time. He was a contract writer for 20th Century Fox from 1935 to 1939 and for MGM from 1949 to 1953 .

In 1933 Rivkin co-founded the Screen Writers Guild and became one of the first nine board members. By 1938 he was able to assert himself with this organization against the competition of Screen Playwrights Inc. supported by the film studios . The SWG later became part of the Writers Guild of America . Rivkin remained committed and was responsible for both the members' magazine and press relations as director from 1963 to 1989.

On February 17, 1990, after a year of illness, Rivkin died of kidney failure at his home in West Hollywood at the age of 86 . He left behind his wife, screenwriter Laura Kerr , who died in 1991, a daughter and three grandchildren.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1932: The Hell Garage ( The Devil Is Driving )
  • 1933: The Man with the Camera ( Picture Snatcher )
  • 1933: I only dance for you ( Dancing Lady )
  • 1935: In the Clutches of the Hazardeurs ( Black Sheep )
  • 1935: Our little girl ( Our Little Girl )
  • 1936: Bank robbers in the USA ( It Had to Happen )
  • 1936: Under Two Flags ( Under Two Flags )
  • 1937: The Love Reporter ( Love Is News )
  • 1937: In private ( This Is My Affair )
  • 1939: Let us live ( Let Us Live )
  • 1940: Hell of the South Seas ( Typhoon )
  • 1941: The Avengers of Missouri ( Bad Men of Missouri )
  • 1942: The Gentleman Killer ( Kid Glove Killer )
  • 1946: Samba fever ( The Thrill of Brazil )
  • 1947: The farmer's daughter ( The Farmer's Daughter )
  • 1947: Late atonement ( Dead Reckoning )
  • 1949: Woman in Self-Defense ( The Accused )
  • 1949: My dream You are ( My Dream Is Yours )
  • 1949 stretched to breaking point ( Tension )
  • 1950: End of the line murder ( Gambling House )
  • 1951: My husband wants to get married ( Grounds for Marriage )
  • 1951: Deadly Pavement Sunset Strip ( The Strip )
  • 1953: Doctor in Twilight ( Battle Circus )
  • 1955: The Avenger of Silbersee ( Timberjack )
  • 1955: Post robbery in Central City ( The Road to Denver )
  • 1958: Asphalt Hyenas ( Girls on the Loose )
  • 1959: The great impostor ( The Big Operator )

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personal data
SURNAME Rivkin, Allen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Hayward , Wisconsin
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 1990
Place of death Los Angeles , California