* 1916 – Irwin Allen, American director and producer ( d. 1991 )

The mid-1960s brought a resurgence of episodic science fiction to the airwaves, mostly thanks to producer Irwin Allen.

The 1985 two-part TV musical Alice in Wonderland, produced by Irwin Allen, covered both books ; Alice was played by Natalie Gregory.

* November 2 – Irwin Allen, American film and television producer ( b. 1916 )

* Each episode of the Irwin Allen series The Time Tunnel ( less the few set in the future ) depicted the time-traveling duo arriving at the scene of an historic tragedy, days or hours before the event, and invariably failing in their attempts to prevent it.

Capcom Joe Allen on Earth summoned David Scott and Joe Irwin, as their third moonwalk was ending, with the words " As the space poet Rhysling would say, we're ready for you to ' come back again to the homes of men on the cool green hills of Earth.

By the end of the decade, he had moved to the United States, but his choice of roles was often criticisedhe admitted to and has since made many self-deprecating comments about taking parts, strictly for the money, in numerous films he knew to be bad, despite working with Hollywood's highly regarded directors such as Irwin Allen, Richard Fleischer, Michael Ritchie and Oliver Stone.

Among his output was the modern novelisation of the Irwin Allen production of Jules Verne's Five Weeks in a Balloon, two books in the " Llarn " series ; five books about the barbarian swordsman Kothar ( starting in 1969 with the anthology Kothar — Barbarian Swordsman ) and four books about the adventures of " Kyrik ," starting with Warlock Warrior ( 1975 ).

Though there is some debate on the intended audience, later non-educational children's television programs included the science fiction programmes of Irwin Allen ( most notably Lost in Space ), the fantasy series of Sid and Marty Krofft, and the extensive cartoon empire of Hanna-Barbera.

The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American action disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.

Small parts played by actors who appeared in The Poseidon Adventure, which Irwin Allen also produced, include John Crawford, Erik Nelson, Elizabeth Rogers, Ernie Orsatti, and Sheila Matthews.

Reportedly, Fred Astaire campaigned to Producer Irwin Allen to write a song for " The Towering Inferno " but ultimately his effort was deemed too old fashioned and thus dismissed.

* Irwin Allen News Network ( The Irwin Allen News Network's Towering Inferno page )

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He was under contract to Irwin Allen after appearing in The Towering Inferno and was offered a part in a sequel in 1980, which he turned down.

Lost in Space is a science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, filmed by 20th Century Fox Television, and broadcast on CBS.

In 1980, she co-starred with Paul Newman in the Irwin Allen disaster film When Time Ran Out.

* The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen ( 1995 ) ( documentary )

* Irwin Allen ( 1916 – 1991 ), director, producer, writer

Arguably the greatest of the 1970s disaster films, The Towering Inferno was a joint venture of 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. and was produced by Irwin Allen ( eventually known as " The Master of Disaster ", as he had previously helmed The Poseidon Adventure and later produced The Swarm, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure and When Time Ran Out ...).

On June 14, 1995, Mumy and the rest of the crew paid tribute to series ' creator Irwin Allen, who died late in 1991.

Alan Moore, the comic's creator, has described Irwin as a " fantastic writer ".

Actor Robert Easton had previous science-fiction credentials to his credit in a submarine, as radio operator Sparks on the Seaview, in Irwin Allen's 1961 motion picture Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

* To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin ( with William A. Emerson, Jr., 1973 )

He followed that up with a starring role as Captain Lee Crane in the ABC television version of Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea with Richard Basehart.

The following year, she played in a supporting role as Lt. Cathy Connors in Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

John Lamb, who went on to shoot the underwater sequences for both the movie and TV versions of Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, also filmed some episodes.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is an American science fiction film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, released by 20th Century Fox in 1961.

When Irwin Allen decided to make a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea television series, all he had to do was pull the sets out of storage.

Most notably they provided the music to classic science fiction and horror films including Kronos, The Fly, Curse of the Fly, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ( in cooperation with producer Irwin Allen ), and It!

The same year that Beast was released, 1953, fledgling film producer Irwin Allen released a live action documentary about life in the oceans titled The Sea Around Us, which won an Oscar for best documentary feature film of that year.

* Battle of the Barents Sea — comprehensive article by Irwin J. Kappes

* MV Steve Irwin, a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship, formerly known as Robert Hunter

Two of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships, the MY Steve Irwin | MY Steve Irwin ( left ) and the MY Bob Barker | MY Bob Barker ( right ), here both docked in Hobart.

Terri Irwin, his widow, gave her support to Sea Shepherd, saying, " Whales have always been in Steve's heart and in 2006 he was investigating the possibility of joining the Sea Shepherd on part of its journey to defend these beautiful animals.

In addition to their maritime assets, Sea Shepherd also operates several types of aircraft from their ships ; these have included Sikorsky S-300 and MD 500 helicopters which typically are carried aboard the Steve Irwin, unmanned drones, and a microlight aircraft that was briefly used during their campaign in the Faroe Islands.

* Thompson, William Irwin, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality, and the Origins of Culture ( New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981 ).

The property has been used several times as a filming location, featured most prominently in producer Irwin Allen's 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno, the 1977 Mel Brooks comedy High Anxiety, Don Siegel's spy thriller Telefon of the same year, and the 1979 sci-fi thriller Time After Time.

* Thompson, William Irwin, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, 1981, 2001 ISBN 0-312-80512-8.

In Fall of 2011, Bachardy exhibited portraits made over the last 40 years depicting acclaimed artists from Southern California, including Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Robert Irwin, Ed Moses, and Ed Ruscha at Craig Krull Gallery in conjunction with the Getty initiative Pacific Standard Time.

* Josh Kirby ... Time Warrior !, one of the main characters is named Irwin 1138.

The concept had previously been used on a 1968 single release by Big Dee Irwin and Mamie Galore and was subsequently reworked when Dionne Warwick herself sang " I Say a Little Prayer " while Isaac Hayes sang " By the Time I Get to Phoenix " on their joint live album A Man and a Woman ( 1977 ).