Gene Levitt
Writing
Born 1920-05-28
Died 1999-11-15
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Filmography
Writing
21 credits
Maverick
Fantasy Island
Combat!
Fantasy Island
Bat Masterson
Adventures in Paradise
77 Sunset Strip
Sea Hunt
Tombstone Territory
Fantasy Island
Science Fiction Theatre
I Led 3 Lives
Cool Million
Your Favorite Story
Fantasy Island
Front Page Detective
Foreign Intrigue
Beyond Mombasa
Underwater Warrior
The Night Runner
Any Second Now
Directing
14 credits
Combat!
Night Gallery
McCloud
Adventures in Paradise
Alias Smith and Jones
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
S.W.A.T.
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Trauma Center
Cool Million
The Phantom of Hollywood
Magee and the Lady
Run a Crooked Mile
The 48-Hour Mile
Producing
6 credits
Acting
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