RIP Laird Koenig. Laird Koenig, who wrote “The Little
Girl Who Lives Down the Lane,” died in Santa Barbara on June 30th. He
was 95. Koenig was an American author and screenwriter whose novel was adapted
into the 1976 Jodie Foster-led horror movie “The Little Girl Who Lives Down the
Lane.” He was born on Sept. 14, 1927, in Seattle, and would go on to attend the
University of Washington. Koenig worked in advertising before being approached
by Peter L. Dixon, whom he would collaborate with extensively throughout his
career, and went on to write for the adventure television series “Flipper.” Several
of his novels were adapted for the big screen, including his 1970 novel “The
Children Are Watching,” which was turned into the 1978 “Attention Les Enfants Regardent,”
the 1978 book “The Neighbor,” which became the 1982 film “Killing ‘Em Softly,”
and the 1968 telefilm “Rockabye.” He notably wrote the screenplay for several
Terence Young Films, including “Red Sun,” which starred Charles Bronson,
“Bloodline,” which starred Audrey Hepburn, and “Inchon” with Ben Gazzara.
I have actually seen "Red Sun" with Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune. I have NOT seen "Bloodline" nor did I know Audrey Hepburn was in it. For some strange reason, my mother STILL thinks that Audrey Hepburn and Katherine Hepburn are related. I just had a birthday two days ago and I'm old enough to know that they are NOT related. If you wanna know how old I am, I'm 30. I had no idea Laird Koenig wrote the script for "Red Sun". I always believed it was either Dalton Trumbo or Elia Kazan. But I guess I was wrong. Learn something new every day. Thanks.
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