- Born
- Died
- Birth nameIrving Alexander Block
- Nickname
- Blocky
- Irving Block was born on December 2, 1910 in New York, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Forbidden Planet (1956), Kronos (1957) and War of the Satellites (1958). He was married to Gilda Block. He died on May 3, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseGilda Block
- Together with partners Jack Rabin and Louis DeWitt, he was known throughout the 1950s for providing special effects for low-budget producers. The team would also put together their own projects with Block doing much of the writing.
- Father of author Francesca Lia Block.
- He was an accomplished artist and taught at Cal State University, Northridge, in three departments: art, drama and humanities.
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