Gene Levitt
Director, Writer, Producer
May 28, 1920 — November 15, 1999 (79 years)
Eugene Levitt was an American television writer, producer and director.
Levitt attended the University of Wyoming. Following graduation he moved to Chicago where he worked as a newspaper reporter until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps.
In the 1940s, Levitt wrote for radio programs, including The Adventures of Philip Marlowe.
Levitt was a writer for many television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including Highway Patrol, Maverick ("Trail West to Fury"), Adventures in Paradise and Combat!. He moved to directing in the 1970s, working on series such as Alias Smith and Jones and McCloud. His most significant achievement was the creation of the television series Fantasy Island, starring Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize. The show ran for over six years.
In addition to Fantasy Island, Levitt assisted in the writing, production, and directing of Hawaii-Five-O, and Alias Smith and Jones.
He died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles, California.
(Taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Levitt attended the University of Wyoming. Following graduation he moved to Chicago where he worked as a newspaper reporter until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps.
In the 1940s, Levitt wrote for radio programs, including The Adventures of Philip Marlowe.
Levitt was a writer for many television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including Highway Patrol, Maverick ("Trail West to Fury"), Adventures in Paradise and Combat!. He moved to directing in the 1970s, working on series such as Alias Smith and Jones and McCloud. His most significant achievement was the creation of the television series Fantasy Island, starring Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize. The show ran for over six years.
In addition to Fantasy Island, Levitt assisted in the writing, production, and directing of Hawaii-Five-O, and Alias Smith and Jones.
He died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles, California.
(Taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Known For
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| 1959 | The Four Just Men · as Screenplay |
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| 1958 | Bat MastersonOn Plex |
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| 1957 | The Night Runner · as Screenplay |
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| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) · as Screenplay |
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| 2021 | Fantasy Island (2021) · as Created By |
| 2020 | Fantasy Island · as Original Series Creator |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island · as Creator |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love · as Written By |
| 1969 | Any Second Now · as Story |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O · as Supervising Producer |
| 1968 | The Outsider · as Story |
| 1960 | The Islanders · as Written By |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts · as Teleplay |
| 1959 | The Man and the Challenge · as Written By |
| 1959 | David Niven Show · as Written By |
| 1958 | Union Pacific · as Written By |
| 1957 | Colt .45 · as Teleplay By |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File · as Written By |
| 1957 | The Californians · as Story ByOn Plex |
| 1957 | Maverick · as Teleplay |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective · as Written By |
| 1955 | Celebrity Playhouse · as Teleplay |
| 1955 | Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion · as Written By |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest · as Teleplay |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show · as Teleplay |
| 1953 | I Led 3 Lives · as Script |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Original Story |
| 1952 | The Doctor (1952) · as Written By |
| 1952 | Steve Randall · as Written By |
| 1951 | Foreign Intrigue · as Original Screen Play |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Teleplay |
| 1951 | Front Page Detective · as Written By |