Ivan Goff

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Ivan Goff (born April 17, 1910 in Perth , † September 23, 1999 in Santa Monica , California ) was an Australian screenwriter and producer.

Life

Goff grew up in Australia and left the continent at the age of 20. He first worked as a journalist and met Ben Roberts through his service in the United States Army Signal Corps .

Goff began his career in the film business as a screenwriter in 1940. From 1949 he worked closely with screenwriter Ben Roberts. Before that, the two wrote a play for the stage in 1947.

From the mid-1960s, Goff worked primarily for television. During this time he worked closely with Ben Roberts and developed several series formats with him, including crooks against crooks and Charlie's Angels .

For the screenplay for the film The Man with 1000 Faces , Goff was nominated for an Oscar in 1958 together with Ralph Wheelwright , R. Wright Campbell and Ben Roberts in the category Best Original Screenplay.

For the series Mannix he was nominated for an Emmy in 1972 and 1973 together with the rest of the production team .

One marriage ended in divorce in 1964. He was survived by three children.

Filmography (selection)

as a screenwriter

as a producer

  • 1968–1975: Mannix (TV series)

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personal data
SURNAME Goff, Ivan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian screenwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Perth , Australia
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1999
Place of death Santa Monica , California , United States