A graduate of New York's Columbia School of Journalism, Irwin Allen was a magazine editor, the producer/director of a radio show and the owner of an advertising agency before entering film production in the 1950s. His documentary, _The Sea Around Us .
Along with other Hollywood stars, he preferred personal friends of his to star in his movies. Sheila Allen (his wife), Erik L. Nelson and Elizabeth Rogers were some of Irwin Allens close friends who starred in many of his movies and television series.
His production company was called Irwin Allen Productions.
After The Poseidon Adventure was released and became a huge hit, Allen got the nickname "The Master of Disaster".
Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Shelley Winters in The Poseidon Adventure . Miss Winters did win the Golden Globe Award for this performance, however.
Me, if I can blow up the world in the first ten seconds, the show is a,flop.
Starting a picture, starts with a picture.
Nightmares are my best source of entertainment.
