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Writer 1930 - 1988

Lukas Heller

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Heller. He was known for writing the screen adaptions for several Robert Aldrich films such as What... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Lukas Heller

Known For

Writing

Birthday

July 21st, 1930 00:00

Place of Birth

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Died

November 2nd, 1988 00:00 (aged 58)

TMDB ID

21600

IMDb ID

nm0375355

Biography

Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Heller. He was known for writing the screen adaptions for several Robert Aldrich films such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964); for the later film he won an Edgar Award with Henry Farrell, who wrote the source text for both films.