Editing Irwin Allen (section)

{{short description|American filmmaker (1916–1991)}}
{{distinguish|Irving Allen}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Irwin Allen
| image              = 
| birth_name         = Irwin O. Cohen
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1916|6|12}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1991|11|2|1916|6|12}}
| death_place        = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| resting_place      = [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| othername          = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|[[Film producer]]|[[film director]]|[[television producer]]|[[screenwriter]]}}
| yearsactive        = 1950–1986
| known_for          = Science fiction movies and television series
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Sheila Mathews Allen|Sheila Mathews]]|1974}}
| mother             = Eva Davis
| father             = Joseph Cohen
}}
'''Irwin Allen''' (born '''Irwin O. Cohen'''; June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991)<ref name=master/> was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in [[science fiction]], then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the [[disaster film]] genre.<ref name="master">{{cite book |last=Law |first=John William |title=Master of Disaster: Irwin Allen – The Disaster Years |date=April 2, 2008 |publisher=aplomb publishing |isbn=978-0-9665676-6-3 |edition=1st |location=San Francisco, California |at=Preface |language=en-us |quote=Much like Alfred Hitchcock earned the title Master of Suspense, Irwin Allen earned the title Master of Disaster.}}</ref> His most successful productions were ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1972) and ''[[The Towering Inferno]]'' (1974). He also created and produced the popular 1960s [[science fiction on television|science-fiction television]] series ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[Lost in Space]]'', ''[[The Time Tunnel]]'', and ''[[Land of the Giants]]''.