Ira Levin decided on the career of a writer at the age of 15. Educated at the elite Horace Mann school, he went on to two years at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, before transferring to New York University where he majored in philosophy and English. He earned his degree in 1950. In 1953, he was drafted into the Army. Based in Queens, New York, he wrote and produced training films for Uncle Sam, before moving into television, penning scripts for Lights Out and The United States Steel Ho ...[Read Story]