Malvin Wald
Encyclopedia
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.
United States
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
most famous for writing the 1948 police drama The Naked City
The Naked City
The Naked City is a 1948 black-and-white film noir directed by Jules Dassin. The movie, shot partially in documentary style, was filmed on location on the streets of New York City, featuring landmarks such as the Williamsburg Bridge the Whitehall Building and an apartment building on West 83rd...
, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story
Academy Award for Best Story
The Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Academy Awards until 1957, when it was eliminated in favor of the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, which had been introduced in 1940.-1920s:...
. He wrote over 150 scripts for motion pictures and TV shows including Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator was Blake Edwards...
, Daktari
Daktari
Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East...
, and Perry Mason
Perry Mason (TV series)
Perry Mason is an American legal drama produced by Paisano Productions that ran from September 1957 to May 1966 on CBS. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner...
. He also served with the Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
and taught screenwriting at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. He died at Sherman Oaks Hospital
Sherman Oaks Hospital
Sherman Oaks Hospital is an 153 bed acute care facility on Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California. It is home of the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, a hospital management company located in Victorville, California...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
from age-related causes at age 90.