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Lukas Heller

Born
July 21, 1930
Died
November 2, 1988
Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Heller. He was known for writing the screen adaptions for several Robert Aldrich films such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964); for the later film he won an Edgar Award with Henry Farrell, who wrote the source text for both films.
Known For
Monte Walsh
(2003)
Teleplay
The Dirty Dozen
(1967)
Screenplay
Flight of the Phoenix
(2004)
Scenario Writer
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
(1962)
Screenplay
Monte Walsh
(1970)
Screenplay
The Flight of the Phoenix
(1965)
Screenplay
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
(1964)
Screenplay
Damnation Alley
(1977)
Screenplay
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
(1988)
Characters
Blue City
(1986)
Writer
The Killing of Sister George
(1968)
Writer
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