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Also known as Allan Herman, Edward Maxwell

Canadian writer (1916-1995)

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Works
21

Top works

  • Histoire d'un souricureuil
  • Willie the Squowse
  • Love Is a Long Shot
  • Gog et Magog
  • הכפיל

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Film & TV

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Alan Herman (January 26, 1916 – June 29, 1995), known professionally as Ted Allan, was a Canadian screenwriter, author, and poet, several of whose books were made into motion pictures. In 1975, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film for the film Lies My Father Told Me. Ted Allan was born in Montreal as…

Known for

  • I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work — Self1984
  • Lies My Father Told Me — Mr. Baumgarten1975
  • Cinépanorama — Self1956

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1946-08-06
Active to
2017-04-15
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Montreal
Place of death
Toronto
Occupation
playwright
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
literature
Image
Ted Allan 1947.jpg
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date of birth
1916-01-26
date of death
1995-06-29
Commons category
Ted Allan
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