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Ira Levin: 1929-2007

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Let’s take a moment to remember Ira Levin. The best-selling author and lifetime New Yorker died of a heart attack on Monday. Levin was a pioneer in the field of turning his books into movies: The guy wrote Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys From Brazil, The Stepford Wives, Sliver and A Kiss Before Dying throughout his long and storied career.

Over the years, Levin observed:

  • When the Devil incarnates on the earthly plane… odds are it will be in the Upper West Side.

  • That the Connecticut suburbs are scary places filled with brainwashed robots.

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