Ira Wallach (January 22, 1913 – December 2, 1995) was an American screenwriter and novelist. Born in New Rochelle, New York, Wallach wrote the novel ''

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'' and collaborated with Peter Ustinov on the screenplay for ''

Hot Millions ''Hot Millions'' is a 1968 British caper story feature film made by MGM. It was directed by Eric Till and produced by Mildred Freed Alberg, from a collaborative screenplay by Ira Wallach and star Peter Ustinov. The music score was composed by ...

''. Wallach died of

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. Filmography: *'' Boys' Night Out'' (1962) *''

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'' (1963) *''

Don't Make Waves ''Don't Make Waves'' is a 1967 American sex comedy (with elements of the beach party genre) starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Dave Draper and Sharon Tate. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Alexander Mackendric ...

'' (1967) (based on the 1959 novel ''Muscle Beach'') *''

'' (1968)

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