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Writer-Producer Norman Corwin Has Died

Writer-producer Norman Corwin has died, according to published reports. He was 101.

Corwin wrote and directed two plays on Broadway: The Rivalry, which revisited the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858; and The World of Carl Sandburg, which featured film legend Bette Davis, alongside Clark Allen and Leif Erickson. In addition, he wrote the libretto for Warriors, which was presented at the Metropolitan Opera in 1947.

He received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for Lust for Life in 1957. A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, in which he was featured along with such luminaries as Robert Altman, Norman Lear, and Studs Terkel, won an Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Feature) in 2006. Corwin also wrote the scripts for the movies The Blue Veil, No Place to Hide, and Madison Avenue, among others.

In addition to his work for the stage and big screen, Corwin created numerous radio programs and developed and produced such television shows as Norman Corwin Presents.