Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Heller. He was known for writing the screen adaptions for several Robert Aldrich films such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964); for the later film he won an Edgar Award with Henry Farrell, who wrote the source text for both films.
Lukas Heller has 21 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Dirty Dozen Series with 3 titles. Signature works include The Dirty Dozen, Flight of the Phoenix, The Flight of the Phoenix. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
