Writing
Ted Allan
Born — Died
1916-01-26 — 1995-06-29
Place of birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known for
Writing
Credits
10 titles
Alan Herman (January 26, 1916 – June 29, 1995), known professionally as Ted Allan, was a Canadian screenwriter, author, and poet, several of whose books were made into motion pictures. In 1975, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film for the film Lies My Father Told Me. Ted Allan was born in Montreal as Alan Herman. In 1934 he met and became friends with Norman Bethune. In February 1937 Allan joined Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigades to fight against fascism in Spanish Civil War. At the direction of the Brigade, Ted worked as a reporter — he broadcast to America from Madrid — and worked …
Known for
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Cinépanorama
1956
7.2Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Love Streams
1984
5.2True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1993
5.8Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
Falling in Love Again
1980
10.0A gambler comes out of prison, returns to his old-flame, and finds that she has a teenage son, who begins to believe that the ex-con is his father.
The Webster Boy
1962
8.3Filmmaker Michael Ventura follows Cassavetes around as the actor/director labors on his final film, Love Streams.
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His Work
1984
Film credits
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.2Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Love Streams
1984
5.2True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1993
5.8Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
Falling in Love Again
1980
10.0A gambler comes out of prison, returns to his old-flame, and finds that she has a teenage son, who begins to believe that the ex-con is his father.
The Webster Boy
1962
4.4A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work.
Lies My Father Told Me
1975
5.2A tough rich female ranch owner in Africa wants to cut off the water supply to the locals, since she holds them responsible for the murder of her husband. She hires two charming gunrunners as help, but they suspect her shady competitor.
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
In a working-class Jewish family in Dublin, a young boy becomes increasingly close to an old orthodox Jew and assimilates his views, much to the dismay of his family.
Lies My Father Told Me
1960