Malvin Wald
TV Writer
1917 – 2008
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Who was Malvin Wald?
Malvin Daniel Wald was an American screenwriter most famous for writing the 1948 police drama The Naked City, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. He wrote over 150 scripts for motion pictures and TV shows including Peter Gunn, Daktari, and Perry Mason. He also served with the Army Air Forces and taught screenwriting at the University of Southern California. He died at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles from age-related causes at age 90.
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- Born
- Aug 8, 1917
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Malvin Daniel Wald
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Sylvia Wald
( - 1999)
- Sylvia Wald
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 6, 2008
Sherman Oaks
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on July 23, 2013
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