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Lukas Heller

Born July 21, 1930 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Died November 2, 1988

8 films

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.

Filmography 8

Damnation Alley (1977) movie poster
Damnation Alley1977
Monte Walsh (1970) movie poster
Monte Walsh1970
Too Late the Hero (1970) movie poster
Too Late the Hero1970
The Killing of Sister George (1968) movie poster
The Killing of Sister George1968
The Dirty Dozen (1967) movie poster
The Dirty Dozen1967
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) movie poster
The Flight of the Phoenix1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) movie poster
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) movie poster
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?1962