Reuben Bercovitch

Reuben Bercovitch
Born(1923-07-18)July 18, 1923
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 2020(2020-11-14) (aged 97)
Alma materColumbia University
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • film producer
  • novelist
Years active1948–2004
Spouse
Blanche
(m. 1947)
Children4
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service years1943–1946
Conflicts

Reuben Bercovitch (July 18, 1923 – November 14, 2020) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and novelist. His credits included Frankenstein vs. Baragon, Invasion of Astro-Monster (both 1965), The War of the Gargantuas, What's Up, Tiger Lily? (both 1966), Hell in the Pacific (1968), and Out of Season (1975). Later in his career, he wrote three novels, with his full-length debut, Hasen (1978), earning the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. A World War II veteran, his experiences in the war, including the liberation of Dachau concentration camp, influenced his literary work.