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
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and died of heart failure on September 30, 1977.
Levitt served with the
United States Army Air Corps
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in
World War II
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as a
B-17
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bomber crewman with the
100th Bomb Group
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,
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,
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)
*''The Andersonville Trial'' (1960)
*''The True Glory'' (1945)
*''A Covenant with Death'' (1967)
*''The Trial of the Catonsville Nine'' (1972)
Awards
*
Primetime Emmy Award
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for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation for: ''The Andersonville Trial'' (1970) (TV)
References
External links
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1911 births
1977 deaths
American dramatists and playwrights
Primetime Emmy Award winners
Writers from New York City
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II