Ira Levin
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.
The Stepford Wives (2004 film)
The Stepford Wives is a 2004 American science- fiction horror comedy film.
It was directed by Frank Oz from a screenplay by Paul Rudnick and stars Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill and Glenn Close.
The film is based on the Ira Levin novel" The Stepford Wives"( filmed the first time in 1975).
The 2004- version grossed$ 102,000,000 worldwide on a$ 90,000,000 budget.
Katharine Ross
Katharine Juliet Ross( born January 29, 1940) is an American film and stage actress and author.
She had starring roles as Elaine Robinson in" The Graduate"( 1967), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; as Etta Place in" Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"( 1969), for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress; and as Joanna Eberhart in" The Stepford Wives"( 1975).
She won a Golden Globe for" Voyage of the Damned"( 1976).
The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn or The Amorous Mr. Prawn is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Ian Carmichael, Joan Greenwood and Cecil Parker.
The film was based on a 1959 farcical play by Kimmins.
In the United States the film was retitled The Playgirl and the War Minister to exploit the Profumo affair.
Tina Louise
Tina Louise( born February 11, 1934) is an American actress best known for playing movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy" Gilligan's Island".
She began her career on stage during the mid-1950s before landing her breakthrough role in 1958 drama film" God's Little Acre" for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.
Louise had starring roles in" The Trap The HangmanDay of the Outlaw", and" For Those Who Think Young".
She also appeared in" The Wrecking Crew The Happy Ending", and" The Stepford Wives"( 1975).
Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes CBE( born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist, described as a" Renaissance man" and" one of the most important figures in the British film industry".
He directed the film" The Stepford Wives"( 1975) and wrote and directed several other critically acclaimed films, including" Whistle Down the Wind"( 1961)," Séance on a Wet Afternoon"( 1964), and" King Rat"( 1965).
He also scripted several films directed by others, such as" The League of Gentlemen"( 1960)," The Angry Silence"( 1960) and" Only Two Can Play"( 1962).
Carole Mallory
Carole Mallory( born 1942) is an American author, actress, former model, teacher and critic who appeared in the films" Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and" The Stepford Wives".
She was the nine- year companion of writer Norman Mailer and kept notes and her writings with his edits, selling them to Harvard University in 2008, after his death.
Anthony Kimmins
Anthony Martin Kimmins( 10 November 1901 – 19 May 1964) was an English director, playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor.
The Stepford Wives (1975 film)
The Stepford Wives is a 1975 American science- fiction horror film based on the 1972 Ira Levin novel of the same name.
It was directed by Bryan Forbes with a screenplay by William Goldman, and stars Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, and Peter Masterson.
While the film was a moderate success at the time of release, it has grown in stature as a cult film over the years.
Building upon the reputation of Levin's novel, the term" Stepford" or" Stepford wife" has become a popular science fiction concept and several sequels were shot, as well as a 2004 remake using the same title, but rewritten as a comedy instead of a serious horror/ thriller film.
Nanette Newman
Nanette Newman( born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author.
She appeared in nine films directed by her husband Bryan Forbes, including" Séance on a Wet Afternoon"( 1964)," The Whisperers"( 1967)," Deadfall"( 1968)," The Stepford Wives"( 1975) and" International Velvet"( 1978) for which she won the Evening Standard Film Award for Best Actress.
She was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for another Forbes directed film," The Raging Moon"( 1971).

Question: Which film has the director who died first, The Amorous Prawn or The Stepford Wives (1975 Film)?
Answer: The Amorous Prawn