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New York City, New York, USA
Irwin Allen (June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He also created and produced the popular 1960s science fiction television…
Known for
- Music by John Williams — Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)2024
- The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen — Self (archive footage)1995
- Inside 'the Swarm' — Self1978
- Ciné regards — Self1978
- Film '72 — Self1971
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Allen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Spouse
- Sheila Allen
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1916-06-12
- date of death
- 1991-11-02
- place of burial
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Irwin Allen
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
- nickname
- Master of Disaster
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