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Arts & Literature

Norman Corwin

Who

Norman Corwin · Arts & Literature

What

Poet laureate of American radio drama; wrote The Story of Ruth

When

1910, Boston, Massachusetts, United States — 2011, Los Angeles, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Norman Corwin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet laureate of American radio drama; wrote The Story of Ruth

How & why

Norman Corwin was a writer and director often called the poet laureate of American radio drama, whose broadcasts such as 'On a Note of Triumph' reached vast wartime audiences. He also wrote for film and received an Academy Award nomination for 'Lust for Life'. He was born into a Jewish family in Boston.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters

Contributions & Sources

Poet laureate of American radio drama; wrote The Story of Ruth

1956

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters