Val Lewton

Russian-american writer and film producer.

Born May 7th, 1904 in Yalta. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1951 at 46 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Occupations
film producer, journalist, manufacturer, novelist, screenwriter
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender