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
Husband and Wife (operetta) Agdamski (Minnat khanim), M.H.Teregulov (Safi) and Mirzagha Aliyev (Kerbelayi Gubad) played the leading parts, Huseyn Arablinski was the stage director and Uzeyir Hajibeyov was the conductor. "Husband and Wife" was subsequently staged in other theatres in Azerbaijan, including Nakhchivan, Agdam and Shaki. Husband and Wife (operetta) Husband and Wife () is a musical comedy in three acts with music and libretto written by Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov, and an early example of the genre in Azerbaijan. It is the first of Hajibeyov's trilogy of three musical comedies, which also includes "If Not That One, Then This One" and "Arshin mal