Reuben Bercovitch
Reuben Bercovitch | |
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| Born | July 18, 1923 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2020 (aged 97) Covina, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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| Years active | 1948–2004 |
| Spouse |
Blanche (m. 1947) |
| Children | 4 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service years | 1943–1946 |
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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.