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Allen Rivkin (20 November 1903 – 17 February 1990) was an American screenwriter. Rivkin was a advertising copy writer, who went to Hollywood and joined the RKO Pictures publicity department. He formed a film writing team with P. J. Wolfson , who got a writer’s contract on the strength of "Bodies Are Dust". [1]
Feb 20, 1990 · Allen Rivkin, a screenwriter and a founder of the Screenwriters Guild, died of kidney failure on Saturday at his home in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 86 years old. Mr. Rivkin, who was in ...
Allen Rivkin was born on 20 November 1903 in Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Devil Is Driving (1932), Tension (1949) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947). He was married to Ruth Kronick and Laura Kerr. He died on 17 February 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Actor
- November 20, 1903
- Allen Rivkin
- February 17, 1990
Feb 21, 1990 · Allen Rivkin, a one-time electrician who became a screenwriter and then helped found the Writers Guild of America, has died at age 86, the guild announced Tuesday. Rivkin died Saturday of kidney ...
Allen Rivkin was born on 20 November 1903 in Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Devil Is Driving (1932), Tension (1949) and The Farmer's Daughter (1947). He was previously married to Ruth Kronick and Laura Kerr.
- November 20, 1903
- February 17, 1990
According to studio publicity material and a November 15, 1953 article in New York Times, screenwriter Allen Rivkin was present when the Army transport General Walker arrived in San Francisco with the first group of American servicemen liberated from North Korean prisoner of war camps. Rivkin interviewed sixty of the men and incorporated their ...
Allen Rivkin (1903-1990) was a freelance magazine writer from 1925-1931 before working as a writer for motion pictures, television programs, and plays. Rivkin was originally from Hayward, Wisconsin and studied journalism at the University of Minnesota. He worked as a reporter before moving to Hollywood in 1923.
