Irving Ravetch Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned an English degree from the University of California, Los Angeles
• Quote: "Movies can't correct human injustice all by themselves, but they can show it, they can touch you while showing it, and they can seed ideas and wake up dormant minds․"
• Often collaborated on films with director Martin Ritt
• Often worked alongside his wife, screenwriter Harriet Frank Jr․, at MGM studios
• Was widely recognized for adapting pieces of literature into screenplays
• Was honorably discharged from the U․S․ Army due to having asthma
• Possessed the ability to tell the time without using a clock