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
This Perfect Day This Perfect Day This Perfect Day is a science fiction novel by American writer Ira Levin, about a technocratic dystopia. Levin won a Prometheus Award in 1992 for this novel. "This Perfect Day" is one of two Levin novels yet to be adapted to film (the other being "Son of Rosemary", the sequel to "Rosemary's Baby"). In an interview with Mark Corrigan in 2018, Levin revealed that she derived her inspiration for the title of the novel upon hearing a heroic tale of a handsome French born insurance broker who enjoyed the delicacies of some particularly potent class A stimulants