Max Ehrlich (writer)
Introduction '''Max Simon Ehrlich''' (October 10, 1909 – February 11, 1983) was an American writer. He is best known for the novel ''The Reincarnation of Peter Proud'' and the movie of the same name.
Biography ===Early life and education===Max Simon Ehrlich was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on October 10, 1909 to Simon and Sarah Ehrlich. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1933.===Career===Ehrlich began his career in newspapers, working as a correspondent for the Albany, New York ''Knickerbocker Press'' and ''Evening News'' during his college years, then after graduating as a feature writer for the Springfield, Massachusetts ''Republican''. From there he turned to radio, working as the chief writer of the script division of WSPR in 1938 and 1939, in the script division of the American Jewish Committee from 1939 to 1941, and from 1941 to 1945 he was the assistant script director of the radio division of the American Red Cross.After 1945, Ehrlich was a novelist, playwright, radio and TV dramatist, and author of adaptations for radio, television, and feature films. He wrote radio scripts for series including ''The Big Story'', ''The Shadow'', ''Big Town'', ''Mr. and Mrs. North'', and ''Murder at Midnight''. His television work included scripts for the series ''Barney Blake'', ''The Big Story'', ''The Defenders'', ''The Nurses'', ''The United States Steel Hour'', and ''Star Trek'' (episode "The Apple"). Three of his feature film scripts (listed below) were adaptations of his own novels.===Marriage and children===Ehrlich married and had two daughters. One daughter, Amy Ehrlich, is a writer of books for children.===Death ===Ehrlich died on February 11, 1983.
Published books *''The Big Eye'' (Doubleday, 1949)*''Spin the Glass Web'' (Harper & Brothers, 1952)*''First Train to Babylon'' (Harper, 1955)*''The Takers'' (Harper, 1961)*''Deep is the Blue'' (Doubleday, 1964)*''The High Side'' (Fawcett Publications, 1970)*''The Edict'' (Doubleday, 1971)*''The Reincarnation of Peter Proud'' (Bobbs-Merrill, 1974)*''The Savage is Loose'' (Bantam Books, 1974)*''The Cult'' (Simon & Schuster, 1978)*''Reincarnation in Venice'' (Simon & Schuster, 1979)*''Naked Beach'' (Granada, 1979) *''The Big Boys'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1981)*''Shaitan'' (Arbor House, 1981)
Filmography ===Films=== Year  Film  Credit  Notes 1953''The Glass Web''Story byBased on his novel ''Spin the Glass Web'' 1954''The Lie''Written By1961''The Naked Edge''Story byBased on his novel ''First Train to Babylon''''I Will Not Confess''Story by 1967''Sail To Glory''Written ByCo-wrote screenplay with Gerald Schnitzer 1972''Z.P.G. ''Written By, Associate ProducerCo-wrote screenplay with Frank De Felitta 1974''The Savage Is Loose''Written ByCo-wrote screenplay with Frank De Felitta 1975''The Reincarnation of Peter Proud''Written ByBased on the novel of the same name===Television=== Year  TV Series  Credit  Notes 1950''Sure as Fate''Writer2 Episodes 1950–52''Suspense''Writer5 Episodes 1951–58''Studio One In Hollywood''Writer4 Episodes1952''Tales of Tomorrow''Writer4 Episodes''Man Against Crime''Writer1 Episode1954''The Big Story''Writer2 Episodes''The Mail Story''Writer1 Episode1956''Lux Video Theatre''Writer1 Episode''Navy Log''Writer4 Episodes 1956–57''Assignment Foreign Legion''Writer7 Episodes 1958''The Court of Last Resort''Writer1 Episode 1959''Deadline''Writer3 Episodes 1959–60''No Hiding Place''Writer, Script Editor 1960''Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years''Writer1 Episode1961''The Witness''Writer1 Episode''Armstrong Circle Theatre''Writer1 Episode''The United States Steel Hour''Writer1 Episode''Tallahassee 7000''Writer4 Episodes 1961–62''The Defenders''Writer4 Episodes1962''General Electric Theater''Writer1 Episode''Checkmate''Writer1 Episode''Target: The Corruptors! ''Writer1 Episode''The Dick Powell Show''Writer1 Episode1963''The Untouchables''Writer1 Episode''Arrest and Trial''Writer1 Episode1965''For The People''Writer1 Episode''Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea''Writer1 Episode1966''Jericho''Writer1 Episode''Run For Your Life''Writer1 Episode1967''Star Trek''Writer1 Episode''The Wild Wild West''Writer1 Episode
Awards *1944: Writers' War Board Award*1963: Huntington Hartford Foundation Fellowship
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