Meyer Levin

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Meyer Levin was an American novelist and journalist best known for his pioneering works on the Holocaust and for helping to bring "The Diary of Anne Frank" to public attention.

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Meyer Levin canonical 5

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instanceOf human
journalist
novelist
screenwriter
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1920s
basedOn Leopold and Loeb case
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredConflict World War II
dateOfBirth 1905-10-07
dateOfDeath 1981-07-09
educatedAt University of Chicago
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Levin
genre Holocaust literature
fiction
journalism
true crime
givenName Meyer
hasWorkBasedOn Compulsion (film)
helpedPopularize The Diary of Anne Frank
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Meyer Levin
notableFor early efforts to publicize The Diary of Anne Frank
pioneering literary works on the Holocaust
notableWork Compulsion
linked to: Compulsion (novel)

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The Diary of Anne Frank (adaptation)
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occupation journalist
novelist
screenwriter
war correspondent
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Jerusalem
religion Judaism
reportedFrom Europe
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Israel
New York City, United States
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Edith Rosenwald
Teresa De Sola Pool
wroteAbout American Jewish life
Zionism
the Holocaust
linked to: Holocaust

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Levin hasNotableBearer Meyer Levin
Compulsion (novel) author Meyer Levin
Meyer Levin name Meyer Levin
Artie Strauss createdBy Meyer Levin
subject linked to: Artie Strauss in Compulsion