Saul Levitt
Saul Levitt (March 13, 1911 – 1977) was an American playwright and author, best known for his successful play The Andersonville Trial, based on MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel Andersonville. Levitt's play was later made into an Emmy award-winning movie.[1]
Levitt was born in New York City[1] and died of heart failure on September 30, 1977.[2][1]
Levitt served with the
100th Bomb Group,[3] flying missions against the Third Reich out of Thorpe Abbotts, UK. Early in his tour, he was severely injured in a traffic accident and was transferred to the reporting staff of Yank magazine,[2]
where he wrote and published a number of articles about his group's experiences flying and fighting in the war.
Works
- The Sun is Silent (1951)[4][3]
- The Andersonville Trial (1960)[5][6]
- The True Glory (1945)[7][8]
- A Covenant with Death (1967)[7]
- The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)[7][9]
Awards
References
- ^ a b c Kleiman, Dena (1 September 1977). "Saul Levitt, Playwright, Dies; Wrote 'The Andersonville Trial'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "100th Bomb Group (Heavy) Foundation". Home. 10 October 1943. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8078-8236-8. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Levitt, S. (1951). The Sun is Silent. Harper. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-313-29908-7. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7784-9. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Saul Levitt". Samuel French – Plays. 20 November 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Andersonville Trial". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Saul Levitt". Playbill. June 2, 1971. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Andersonville Trial on DVD/Blu-ray 2012". Broadway on Video Database (BroadwayWorld.com). Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-87972-821-2. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
External links
- Saul Levitt at IMDb
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