Ivan Tors

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-06-12 (67 years old)

Deathday

1983-06-04

Place of Birth

Budapest, Hungary

Ivan Tors

Biography

Ivan Tors was a Hungarian-born American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and producer renowned for his contributions to science fiction and animal-themed entertainment. After studying at the University of Budapest, he emigrated to the United States in 1939, where he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Post-war, Tors joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a screenwriter. He co-wrote and produced Storm Over Tibet (1952) and created the "Office of Scientific Investigation" trilogy, including The Magnetic Monster (1953), Riders to the Stars (1954), and Gog (1954). Tors also developed televisi...

Acting

1964

Rhino!

as Self - director

1976

Escape from Angola

as Ivan Mallory

Production

1953

The Glass Wall

as Producer

1969

Hello Down There

as Producer

1969

1953

1946

1980

Galyon

as Director

1963

Flipper

as Producer

1966

1949

That Forsyte Woman

as Screenplay

1965

1947

Song of Love

as Writer

1953

The 49th Man

as Story

1950

Watch the Birdie

as Screenplay

1968

Daring Game

as Executive Producer

1954

Gog

as Producer

1954

Gog

as Story

1952

Storm Over Tibet

as Screenplay

1967

Gentle Giant

as Producer

1967

1964

Rhino!

as Director

1953

The Glass Wall

as Screenplay

1955

Battle Taxi

as Producer

1953

1970

The Aquarians

as Producer

1970

1980

Galyon

as Producer

1954

1966

Birds Do It

as Executive Producer

1976

Escape from Angola

as Executive Producer

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