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Also Known As Isadore Kershner
Born April 29, 1923 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died November 27, 2010 (aged 87) • Los Angeles • California • (Anniversary in 4 days)
Notable Works “The Luck of Ginger Coffey” • “A Fine Madness” • “Eyes of Laura Mars” • “Loving” • “Never Say Never Again” • “Raid on Entebbe” • “RoboCop 2” • “S*P*Y*S” • “The Empire Strikes Back” • “The Return of a Man Called Horse” • “Traveling Man” • “Up the Sandbox”

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