Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt | |
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Born | March 28, 1914 Pacific Palisades, California , U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, documentary filmmaker |
Edward Anhalt (March 28, 1914 – September 3, 2000)
As a screenwriter, Anhalt won two Academy Awards: He shared the Oscar for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story with his wife Edna Anhalt for
Early life and education
Anhalt was born in New York City. He began writing at the age of 15, with his first play being On the Rocks: A Political Comedy by George Bernard Shaw. He got criticized by Shaw for messing with his work, and went to attend Columbia and Princeton universities instead.[2]
Career
During World War II, Anhalt served with the Army Air Force's First Motion Picture Unit in Culver City, California as a scenarist for training films.
After the war, Anhalt graduated to writing screenplays for thrillers, initially using the joint pseudonym Andrew Holt. The works by him and his wife, Edna Anhalt had attracted Hollywood, and they moved from New York to Los Angeles, where he made his first screenwriting debut in 1946 with Strange Voyage.[2]
Put under contract by
The Anhalts wrote the 1952 screen version of
After the couple divorced, Anhalt proved a versatile, consistently effective (and reputedly speedy) scenarist. He penned the adaptation of Irwin Shaw's World War II novel The Young Lions (1958)[6] and Wives and Lovers (1963). The screenwriter earned a second Academy Award for his adaptation of Jean Anouilh's play Becket (1964).[7]
Subsequent solo outings included
His feature film output towards the end of his life included films like Escape to Athena (1979),[15] Green Ice (1981),[8] The Holcroft Covenant (1985)[16] and The Neon Empire.[17]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | Hour of the Gun | Denver Doctor | Uncredited |
1983 | The Right Stuff | Grand Designer | |
1988 | Two Idiots in Hollywood | Jury Foreman | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Verdin, Tom (September 5, 2000). "Anhalt, Oscar-Winning Writer, Dies". AP. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Oliver, Myrna (September 6, 2000). "Edward Anhalt; Oscar-Winning Screenwriter". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "The 23rd Academy Awards". Oscars. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "The 25th Academy Awards". Oscars. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Member Of The Wedding". Sony Pictures Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Edward Anhalt, 86, 'Becket' Screenwriter". The New York Times. September 9, 2000. p. B28.
- ^ "The 37th Academy Awards". Oscars. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "Edward Anhalt, 86, a writer who won..." The Baltimore Sun. September 6, 2000.
- ^ "Edward Anhalt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (April 15, 1965). "The Satan Bug' Brings a Talented Cast". The New York Times. p. 0.
- ^ "Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy – Adaptation – 1975". Emmy Awards. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Shales, Tom (November 19, 1977). "Sinatra's 'Contract On Cherry Street'". The Washington Post.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (September 20, 2000). "Edward Anhalt". The Guardian.
- ^ Shales, Tom (March 26, 1980). "'The Day Christ Died'". The Washington Post.
- ^ Candy, Vincent (June 8, 1979). "Film: Toy Commandos:A War Movie". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Holcroft Covenant". Variety. December 31, 1984.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (November 30, 1989). "Inventing Las Vegas In 'The Neon Empire'". The New York Times. p. C29.
External links
- Edward Anhalt at IMDb