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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 21, 1930
Died
November 2, 1988 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Lukas Heller
Biography
Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Heller. He was known for writing the screen adaptions for several Robert Aldrich films such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964); for the later film he won an Edgar Award with Henry Farrell, who wrote the source text for both films.
Known For
Writing
Flight of the Phoenix
Scenario Writer
2004
Monte Walsh
Teleplay
2003
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Characters
1988
Blue City
Writer
1986
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Writer
1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Characters
1985
Damnation Alley
Screenplay
1977
The Deadly Trackers
Writer
1973
Monte Walsh
Screenplay
1970
Too Late the Hero
Screenplay
1970
The Killing of Sister George
Writer
1968
The Dirty Dozen
Screenplay
1967