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Ted Allan

Shows · Ted Allan

Book Writer 1916–1995

Alan Herman (January 26, 1916 – June 29, 1995), known professionally as Ted Allan, was a Canadian screenwriter, author, and poet, several of whose books were made into motion pictures. In 1975, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film for the film Lies My Father Told Me.

Also credited on1 work

Chu Chem

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature3 passages

  • MY SISTER’S KEEPER A Drama in 2 acts and 5 scenes by Ted Allan; Director, David Kerry Heefner; Set, Steven Rubin; Costumes, Pamela Scofield; Lighting, Dennis Parichytheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt
  • CHU CHEM Book, Ted Allan; Music, Mitch Leigh; Lyrics, Jim Haines, Jack Wohl; Director, Albert Marre; Scenery, Robert Mitchell; Costumes, Kenneth M. Yount; Lighting, Jason Sturm; Sound, Gary M. Stocker; Musical/Vocal Direction, Don Jones; Orchestrations, Michael Gibson; Production Supervisor, Dwight Frye; The Mitch Leigh Company and Willia…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • CHU CHEM with book by Ted Allan; Music, Mitch Leigh; Lyrics, Jim Haines, Jack Wohl; Director, Albert Marre; Choreographer, Rosalind Newman; Set, Bob Mitchell; Costumes,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — book writer — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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