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4 unusual facts about Irwin Allen


Jove Books

In the 1960s Pyramid published a few novelizations of Irwin Allen television shows, including one for Lost in Space and two others for The Time Tunnel.

Stefan Arngrim

He is perhaps best known for his role as Barry Lockridge on the Irwin Allen television series Land of the Giants which aired from 1968 to 1970.

Vitina Marcus

She appeared in numerous television shows throughout the 1950s and '60s, sometimes billed as Dolores Vitina. She was cast in Irwin Allen's 1960 production of The Lost World, as well as Taras Bulba with Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner.

World of Giants

Almost a decade later, in 1968, a similarly-themed Irwin Allen series,entitled Land of the Giants, starring Gary Conway and Don Marshall, ran on ABC.


Krakatoa

It was a prominent part of the plot of Crack of Doom, an episode of the Irwin Allen television series, The Time Tunnel in 1966.

Michele Matheson

Her parents met while performing together in the Irwin Allen science fiction series Land of the Giants (1968-1970) and married soon after the show was cancelled.

Sobey Martin

However, he is probably best remembered for his prolific work on the Irwin Allen TV series Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Land of the Giants.

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

The movie was produced by Irwin Allen in 1979 in association with Warner Bros. Television for NBC but not aired until February 28, 1983 - the same night the final original episode of M*A*S*H ("Goodbye, Farewell and Amen") aired on rival network CBS.

When Time Ran Out

Produced by the "Master of Disaster," Irwin Allen, When Time Ran Out is marginally based on the novel The Day the World Ended by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts detailing the factual 1902 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique, which killed 30,000 people in five minutes by pyroclastic flow.


see also

Astoria–Megler Bridge

It stands in for the doomed fictional Madison Bridge in Irwin Allen's 1979 made-for-TV disaster movie The Night the Bridge Fell Down.

The Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979 sequel to The Poseidon Adventure, directed by Irwin Allen