Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | June 19, 1909 |
| Birth Place | United States |
| Age | 111 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Nov 17, 2005 (age 96) |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Net worth: $1.5 billion (2024)
About
Writer of the biblical epic, The Prodigal, as well as the 1957 noir film, Affair in Havana, which starred John Cassavetes.
Before Fame
He wrote scripts for radio drama series like Hollywood Star Playhouse and Murder By Experts when MGM bought the film rights to one of his stories.
Trivia
Tapped by MGM to Producer the storyline to Creature from the Black Lagoon, he remembered his imaginary half-man, half-fish creature, and wrote it in to the script.
Family Life
He was born Maury Zimring in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Jewish immigrants who settled in Iowa at the turn of the century.
Associated With
The idea for his famous creature came from a folk tale told to him by a Mexican Cinematographer at a dinner party thrown by Orson Welles.
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