In this task, you are given a context paragraph, a question based on that and corresponding answer of a question. Your task is to generate supporting fact/knowledge from context paragraph which helps in answering a given question.

Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His most noted works include the novels "A Kiss Before Dying" (1953), "Rosemary's Baby" (1967), "The Stepford Wives" (1972), and "The Boys from Brazil" (1976), as well as the play "Deathtrap" (1978). Many of his novels and plays have been adapted to film. Question: Are both Richard Harding Davis and Ira Levin American writers? Answer: yes
Ira Marvin Levin August 27, 1929 November 12, 2007 was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter.