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Max Simon Ehrlich (October 10, 1909 – February 11, 1983) was an American writer. He is best known for the novel The Reincarnation of Peter Proud and the movie of the same name.

Biography

Early life and education

Max Simon Ehrlich was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on October 10, 1909 to Simon and Sarah Ehrlich. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1933.

Career

Ehrlich began his career in newspapers, working as a correspondent for the Albany, New York Knickerbocker Press and Evening News during his college years, then after graduating as a feature writer for the Springfield, Massachusetts Republican. From there he turned to radio, working as the chief writer of the script division of WSPR in 1938 and 1939, in the script division of the American Jewish Committee from 1939 to 1941, and from 1941 to 1945 he was the assistant script director of the radio division of the American Red Cross.

After 1945, Ehrlich was a novelist, playwright, radio and TV dramatist, and author of adaptations for radio, television, and feature films. He wrote radio scripts for series including The Big Story, The Shadow, Big Town, Mr. and Mrs. North, and Murder at Midnight. His television work included scripts for the series Barney Blake, The Big Story, The Defenders, The Nurses, The United States Steel Hour, and Star Trek (episode "The Apple"). Three of his feature film scripts (listed below) were adaptations of his own novels.

Marriage and children

Ehrlich married and had two daughters. One daughter, Amy Ehrlich, is a writer of books for children.

Death

Ehrlich died on February 11, 1983.

Published books

• The Big Eye (Doubleday, 1949)
• Spin the Glass Web (Harper & Brothers, 1952)
• First Train to Babylon (Harper, 1955)
• The Takers (Harper, 1961)
• Deep is the Blue (Doubleday, 1964)
• The High Side (Fawcett Publications, 1970)
• The Edict (Doubleday, 1971)
• The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (Bobbs-Merrill, 1974)
• The Savage is Loose (Bantam Books, 1974)
• The Cult (Simon & Schuster, 1978)
• Reincarnation in Venice (Simon & Schuster, 1979)
• Naked Beach (Granada, 1979)
• The Big Boys (Houghton Mifflin, 1981)
• Shaitan (Arbor House, 1981)

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

• 1944: Writers' War Board Award
• 1963: Huntington Hartford Foundation Fellowship

References

1. Ellett, Ryan (November 2, 2017). Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962. McFarland. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4766-2980-3. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
2. ^ "Cinema: Small Moments". Time. 1975-05-26. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007.
3. ^ "Max Simon Ehrlich Papers, 1939-1964". University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. Finding aid for papers in Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, with linked "Biography/History".
4. "Books – Authors". The New York Times. June 26, 1964. p. 26. A novel about the crew of a nuclear submarine, Deep Is the Blue by Max Ehrlich, will be issued by Doubleday next Friday.
5. Cromie, Alice (March 18, 1979). "Mystery & Suspense". Chicago Tribune. p. E7.

External links

• Max Ehrlich at IMDb
• Max Ehrlich at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Max Ehrlich at Memory Alpha
• Max Ehrlich at Library of Congress, with 18 library catalog records

• 1909 births
• 1983 deaths
• American science fiction writers
• 20th-century American novelists
• University of Michigan alumni
• 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
• American male novelists
• American male dramatists and playwrights
• 20th-century American male writers
• Writers from Springfield, Massachusetts