Irwin Allen

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
06/12/1916
Birthplace:
New York, New York
Death Date:
11/02/1991
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biography
After a career as magazine editor, Hollywood newspaper columnist and literary agent, entered films as a producer in 1951. Allen won an Oscar for the documentary "The Sea Around Us" (1953), and subsequently specialized in big-budget adventure, sci-fi and disaster films ("The Big Circus" 1959, "The Lost World" 1960, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" 1961), earning the nickname "Master of Disaster." Standouts include the silly but commercially successful and surprisingly engrossing "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) and "The Towering Inferno" (1974). As a television producer he was responsible for Continued
milestones
Year
Milestone
1938 
Went to Hollywood as editor of "Key" magazine
1939 
Produced and directed daily Hollywood radio program for 11 years
 
Wrote a syndicated Hollywood newspaper column
 
Formed own literary agency
 
Set up Windsor Productions
Continued