Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter.
Biography
Heller was born to a
German Jews 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.
Heller was married to Caroline (née Carter) who was an
English people Quakers.
They had four children:
United Kingdom writers
Bruno Heller and Zoë Heller, Lucy Heller, and Emily Heller.
His half-sister was the Swedish journalist Cordelia Edvardson.
He died on 2 November 1988 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery in London, England.
Filmography
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Never Back Losers (1961)
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Candidate for Murder (1962)
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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Hot Enough for June (1964)
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) (with Henry Farrell)
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
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The Dirty Dozen (1967) (with Nunnally Johnson)
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The Killing of Sister George (1968) (with Frank Marcus)
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Too Late the Hero (1970) (with Robert Aldrich and Robert Sherman)
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Monte Walsh (1970) (with David Zelag Goodman)
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The Deadly Trackers (1973) (with Samuel Fuller)
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Damnation Alley (1977) (with Alan Sharp)
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Son of Hitler (1979) (with Burkhard Driest)
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(1985) (TV)
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Blue City (1986)
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