Lukas Herman Heller Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Lukas Heller (1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German screenwriter born in Kiel. He won an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture for Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964).He was father to British writers Bruno and Zoë Heller.
[remembering Joan Crawford during a rehearsal of Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)] She would query lines with absolutely no concept of the emotional or dramatic content - but purely on the grammatical or logical element. She argued for hours, being very literal in her interpretation, and always putting it in this beautiful, modulated voice. She was giving a performance. She wanted to establish her authority on the picture and everyone had to go along with her.
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[on Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)] There were problems with the script. Bob Aldrich [Robert Aldrich] had originally hired Henry Farrell to write the story and script of Charlotte. They had a disagreement over protocol. Aldrich had kept Farrell waiting, and he walked out. I was called in to rework the script. Aldrich was a great director, but story was not his strongest point. He wanted a bit of Diabolique (1955), a bit of this, a bit of that. We didn't have the time we had on Baby Jane [What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)], which was reworked over a period of six months.
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German screenwriter who began in British films in 1959. He became best known for his work with the director Robert Aldrich in the 1960's.
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Father of Zoe Heller and Bruno Heller.
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Year
Status
Character
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1973
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Monte Walsh
1970
screenplay
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1970
screenplay
The Killing of Sister George
1968
screenplay
The Dirty Dozen
1967
screenplay
The Flight of the Phoenix
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screenplay
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
screenplay
Agent 8 3/4
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screenplay
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-1963
TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962
screenplay
Candidate for Murder
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The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
TV Series screenplay - 1 episode, 1962 writer - 1 episode, 1961
$14 Million
