The Wrecking Crew
1968
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Irving Allen (born Irving Applebaum, November 24, 1905 – December 17, 1987) was an Austro-Hungarian–born American theatrical and cinematic producer and director. He received an Academy Award in 1948 for producing the short movie Climbing the Matterhorn.
Irving Allen. Producer: Climbing the Matterhorn. Irving Allen started his film career in 1929 as an editor. He turned to directing in the 1940s, and two shorts he directed, Forty Boys and a Song (1941) and Climbing the Matterhorn (1947), won Academy Awards.
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- Encino, California, USA
Irving Allen. Producer: Climbing the Matterhorn. Irving Allen started his film career in 1929 as an editor. He turned to directing in the 1940s, and two shorts he directed, Forty Boys and a Song (1941) and Climbing the Matterhorn (1947), won Academy Awards.
- November 24, 1905
- December 17, 1987
Irving Allen. Highest Rated: 54% The Long Ships (1964) Lowest Rated: 43% Cromwell (1970) Birthday: Nov 24, 1905. Birthplace: Austria-Hungary. Irving Allen entered film as an editor at Universal...
Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen, 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.
Irving Allen is known as an Producer, Director, and Executive Producer. Some of his work includes Cromwell, The Long Ships, The Wrecking Crew, Genghis Khan, The Silencers, Murderers' Row, The Ambushers, and Fire Down Below.
Irving Allen entered film as an editor at Universal, Paramount and Republic in 1929. During the 1940s, Allen directed a number of superb shorts (including the Academy Award-nominated "Forty Boys and a Song" 1941) which often won more acclaim than his low-budget features.
