Ben Orkov
Ben Harrison Orkow (born January 9, 1896 in Korna, Russian Empire ; died December 11, 1988 in Reno , Nevada ) was an American screenplay, theater, and science fiction writer of Russian descent.
Life
His science fiction novel When Time Stood Still , published by Signet in 1962 , has been translated into German and Italian. It is about a millionaire and his terminally ill wife traveling to the future of 2007, where it is possible to cure the woman's disease.
One of the plays he has written is The First Actress , in which the theater-loving Felicia, disguised as a man, creeps into the theater company of William Shakespeare and Richard Burbage - women were banned from acting at the time - which leads to the expected complications . At a performance in the presence of Queen Elizabeth I everything comes out in the end, but Felicia is forgiven. The plot is very reminiscent of that of Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Orkow married his first wife Vera in 1921. He later married Ruby Jewel Dreyer, with whom he had a child. Orkow died in 1988 at the age of 92.
bibliography
- My Mistress My Wife (1934, novel)
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When Time Stood Still (1962, novel)
- German: When time stands still. Translated by Paul Baudisch. Lichtenberg Taschenbücher # 36, 1963.
- The First Actress: A Play in three Acts (1976, play)
Filmography
- 1944: Army Wives
- 1944: Alaska
- 1942: Wings for the Eagle
- 1939: Boy Slaves
- 1932: Hell's House
- 1930: The Truth About Youth
- 1930: The Gorilla
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 315.
- Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn, Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 766 f.
- John Clute : Orkow, Ben. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated April 4, 2017.
- Robert Reginald : Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. A Checklist, 1700–1974 with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II. Gale, Detroit 1979, ISBN 0-8103-1051-1 , p. 1024.
- Robert Reginald: Contemporary Science Fiction Authors. Arno Press, New York 1974, ISBN 0-405-06332-6 , pp. 210 f.
- Donald H. Tuck : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968. Advent, Chicago 1974, ISBN 0-911682-20-1 , p. 338.
Web links
- Ben Orkow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ben Orkow in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Ben Orkow at Open Library
Individual evidence
- ^ The First Actress , accessed June 14, 2018.
- ↑ Ben Orkow on myheritage.de, accessed June 14, 2018.
- ↑ Benjamin Harrison Orkow on ancestry.com, accessed June 14, 2018.
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SURNAME | Orkov, Ben |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orkow, Ben Harrison (full name); Orkow, B. Harrison (alternative spelling); Orkow, Harrison (alternative spelling); Orkow, BH (alternative spelling) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenplay and science fiction writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1896 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Korna, Russian Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1988 |
Place of death | Reno , Nevada |