Ira Levin
Ira Marvin Levin was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels A Kiss Before Dying (1953), Rosemary's Baby (1967), The Stepford Wives (1972), This Perfect Day (1970), The Boys from Brazil (1976), and Sliver (1991). Levin also wrote the play Deathtrap (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted into films. He received the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award and several Edgar Awards.
27 August 1929
Born on the same birth date (27 August 1929): George Scott (wrestler)
Born on the same birth day (27 August): Alexa PenaVega • Alice Coltrane • Aris Velouchiotis • Aygül Özkan • Eric "Bobo" Correa • Gholamreza Takhti • Kristen Nygaard • Lester Young • Mack Brown • Man Ray
Born in the same month (August 1929): Betty Dodson • Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929) • Dick Tiger • Don Matheson • Fritz Von Erich • George Scott (wrestler) • Helmut Rahn • Hugues Aufray • Ian McNaught-Davis • Ion N. Petrovici • Larisa Bogoraz • Luis García Meza • Mike Elliott (saxophonist) • Pat Harrington Jr. • Roch La Salle • Roxie Roker • Roy Crimmins • Thom Gunn • Vellore G. Ramabhadran • Vidya Charan Shukla