Description:
A graduate of New York's Columbia School of Journalism, Irwin Allen was a magazine editor, the producer/director of a radio show and the owner of an advertising agency before entering film production in the 1950s. His documentary, The Sea Around Us (1953), won an Academy Award. A successful TV series producer (The Time Tunnel (1966), Lost in Space (1965)), Allen was nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" in the 1970s due to the tremendous success of his two special effects-laden epics, The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974).
Birthday
June 12, 1916
Born In
New York City, New York, USA
Spouse/Ex-
Sheila Allen February 15, 1975 - November 2, 1991 (his death)
Parents
Eva Davis
Trivia
Along with other Hollywood stars, he preferred personal friends of his
to star in his movies. Sheila Allen (his wife), Erik L. Nelson and Elizabeth Rogers were
some of Irwin Allen's close friends who starred in many of his movies
and television series.
Quotes
Me, if I can blow up the world in the first ten seconds, the show is a
flop.
Nickname
The Master of Disaster
Trademarks
Would often fire guns off to get a reaction from the actor, instead of saying
"Action".
