Ira Levin Ira Levin Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His most noted works include the novels "A Kiss Before Dying" (1953), "Rosemary's Baby" (1967), "The Stepford Wives" (1972), and "The Boys from Brazil" (1976), as well as the play "Deathtrap" (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted to film. Ira Levin was born on August 27, 1929, in the New York City, New York borough of Manhattan. He grew up in both Manhattan and the Bronx. His father, Charles, was a toy importer. Levin was educated at
Agatha Christie's fictional universe after Agatha Christie died, are included in the lists. Her novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott and her nonfiction books are not covered in this article. One notable example of characters from one novel appearing in another is the novel "The Pale Horse", which features Ariadne Oliver, Major Despard and his wife Rhoda (all had previously appeared on "Cards on the Table") and Mrs Dane Calthrop (from "The Moving Finger"). Outside of stories by Christie herself, adaptations of her works have also featured crossovers: Agatha Christie's fictional universe In Agatha Christie's mystery novels, several characters cross over different sagas,