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Arts & Literature
Lukas Heller
Who
Lukas Heller · Arts & Literature
What
Screenwriter of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and The Dirty Dozen
When
1930, Kiel, Germany — 1988, London, England
Where
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
Biography
Lukas Heller is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and The Dirty Dozen
How & why
Heller was a screenwriter best known for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and The Dirty Dozen (1967), sharp scripts that helped define the era's psychological thrillers and war films. Born to a Jewish family in Germany, he fled Nazi persecution as a child.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
Contributions & Sources
Screenwriter of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and The Dirty Dozen
1962
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters
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