About Saul Levitt
Lived 1911 – 1977 (aged 66). Saul Levitt was an American playwright, writer and screenwriter.
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.
Levitt was born in New York City 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, The True Glory (1945) A Covenant with Death (1967)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation for: The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV)
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Who was Saul Levitt?
American writer (1911-1977)
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Saul Levitt was born on 13 March 1911 in New York City.
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Saul Levitt died on 30 September 1977 in New York City.
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Saul Levitt was a playwright, writer and screenwriter.
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Saul Levitt was American.
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