I finally did work out a very good relationship with my father, but it was rough growing up. We had a lot of conflict, and I think it surfaced in many of my works.

The first of these was "Leda’s Portrait" for Lights Out in 1951. Roman Polanski who wrote and directed the film was nominated for Best Writing Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Ira Levin (August 27 1929 – November 12 2007) was an American author dramatist and songwriter.