Malvin Wald
Malvin Wald · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of The Naked City
1917, Brooklyn, New York City, United States — 2008, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
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Wald was an American screenwriter best known for the pioneering 1948 police procedural 'The Naked City', which earned him an Academy Award nomination and helped shape the genre. Born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, he wrote for film and television and later taught screenwriting. His documentary-style realism influenced later crime dramas.
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Screenwriter of The Naked City
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