Irvin Yeaworth
Screenwriter, Film director
1926 – 2004
Who was Irvin Yeaworth?
Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth, Jr. was a German-born American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park builder. He began his career singing at age 10 at KDKA, the world's first radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He later became a radio producer. He directed more than 400 films for motivational, educational, and religious purposes. As an impresario, he directed the Wayne Concert Series from 1979 to 2003. However, he is best known for directing the classic film The Blob.
He was married to Jean Yeaworth and had five children. Before he died in a road accident in Amman, he was building a theme park called Jordanian Experience at the Aquaba Gateway in Jordan.
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- Born
- Feb 14, 1926
Berlin - Also known as
- Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth
- Irvin Shortess Yeaworth Jr.
- Shorty
- Spouses
- Jean Yeaworth
(1945 - 2004/07/19)
- Jean Yeaworth
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Berlin
- Died
- Jul 19, 2004
Amman
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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