Saul Levitt
Saul Levitt (March 13, 1911 – 1977) was an American playwright and author, best known for his successful play The Andersonville Trial, based on MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel Andersonville. Levitt's play was later made into an Emmy award-winning movie.[1]
Levitt was born in New York City[1] and died of heart failure on September 30, 1977.[2][1]
Levitt served with the United States Army Air Corps in World War II as a B-17 bomber crewman with the 100th Bomb Group,[3] flying missions against the Third Reich out of Thorpe Abbotts, UK. Early in his tour, he was severely injured in a traffic accident and was transferred to the reporting staff of Yank magazine,[2] where he wrote and published a number of articles about his group's experiences flying and fighting in the war.
Works
- The Sun is Silent (1951)[4][3]
- The Andersonville Trial (1960)[5][6]
- The True Glory (1945)[7][8]
- A Covenant with Death (1967)[7]
- The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)[7][9]
Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation for: The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV)[10][11][12]
References
- ^ a b c Kleiman, Dena (1 September 1977). "Saul Levitt, Playwright, Dies; Wrote 'The Andersonville Trial'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "100th Bomb Group (Heavy) Foundation". Home. 10 October 1943. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Wald, A.M. (2011). Trinity of Passion: The Literary Left and the Antifascist Crusade. University of North Carolina Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8078-8236-8. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Levitt, S. (1951). The Sun is Silent. Harper. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Holsinger, M.P. (1999). War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Occupational Safety and Health Guide. Greenwood Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-313-29908-7. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Kabatchnik, A. (2011). Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-8108-7784-9. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Saul Levitt". Samuel French – Plays. 20 November 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Andersonville Trial". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Saul Levitt". Playbill. June 2, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Andersonville Trial on DVD/Blu-ray 2012". Broadway on Video Database (BroadwayWorld.com). Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Brooks, T.; Marsh, E.F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1640. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Browne, R.B.; Browne, P. (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-87972-821-2. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
External links
- Saul Levitt at IMDb
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- Saul Levitt / Marvin Schwarz and Tracy Keenan Wynn (1971)
- William Blinn / Allan Sloane (1972)
- Eleanor Perry / Abby Mann (1973)
- Tracy Keenan Wynn / Fay Kanin (1974)
- David W. Rintels / James Costigan (1975)
- David W. Rintels / James Costigan (1976)
- Stewart Stern / Lane Slate (1977)
- Caryl Ledner / George Rubino (1978)
- Michael Mann and Patrick Nolan (1979)
- David Chase (1980)
- Arthur Miller (1981)
- Barry Morrow (1982)
- Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick (1983)
- William Hanley (1984)
- Vickie Patik (1985)
- Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, and Sherman Yellen / David Butler (1986)
- Kenneth Blackwell, Tennyson Flowers and Richard Friedenberg (1987)
- William Hanley (1988)
- Ron Hutchison, Abby Mann and Robin Vote (1989)
- Terrence McNally (1990)
- Andrew Davies (1991)
- Joshua Brand and John Falsey (1992)
- Jane Anderson (1993)
- Bob Randall (1994)
- Alison Cross (1995)
- Simon Moore (1996)
- Horton Foote (1997)
- Kario Salem (1998)
- Ann Peacock (1999)
- David Mills and David Simon (2000)
- Loring Mandel (2001)
- Larry Ramin and Hugh Whitemore (2002)
- William H. Macy and Steven Schachter (2003)
- Tony Kushner (2004)
- Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (2005)
- Richard Curtis (2006)
- Frank Deasy (2007)
- Kirk Ellis (2008)
- Andrew Davies (2009)
- Adam Mazer (2010)
- Julian Fellowes (2011)
- Danny Strong (2012)
- Abi Morgan (2013)
- Steven Moffat (2014)
- Jane Anderson (2015)
- D.V. DeVincentis (2016)
- Charlie Brooker (2017)
- William Bridges and Charlie Brooker (2018)
- Craig Mazin (2019)
- Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson (2020)
- Michaela Coel (2021)
- Mike White (2022)
- Lee Sung Jin (2023)
- Richard Gadd (2024)