Si Litvinoff, producer of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Man Who Fell to Earth,’ dead at 93

Film producer Si Litvinoff, whose credits included “A Clockwork Orange” and “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” died Dec. 26 in Los Angeles. He was 93.

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Litvinoff’s death was confirmed by his friend Shade Rupe, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rupe had interviewed Litvinoff for the Blu-ray release of the 1968 film “The Queen,” which focuses on a national drag queen contest.

Litvinoff also produced the Australian New Wave classic “Walkabout” in 1971 and the 1970 film “All the Right Noises,” according to the entertainment news website.

A lawyer by trade, Litvinoff switched to films and acquired the rights to Anthony Burgess’ 1962 science-fiction novel “A Clockwork Orange,” Deadline reported. Litvinoff developed the project with Burgess and writer Terry Southern and later recruited director Stanley Kubrick for the 1971 film, which was nominated for four Academy Awards, including best picture.

Litvinoff also was executive producer for the 1976 production of “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” which was directed by Nicolas Roeg and starred David Bowie in his feature film debut, Variety reported.

Born in New York City on April 5, 1929, Litvinoff attended Adelphi College on an athletic scholarship and received his law degree from NYU in 1954, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As an attorney, his clients included Andy Warhol, Timothy Leary, Bea Arthur, Valerie Harper, Joel Grey, Orson Bean, Rip Torn and Alan Arkin.

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