Norman Corwin
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Norman Corwin 🇺🇸

Norman Lewis Corwin
Radio Dramatist, Screenwriter, 'Poet Laureate of Radio'
Born May 03, 1910 🇺🇸 Boston, United States
Passed Away Oct 18, 2011 Los Angeles, United States
Lifespan 101 years old
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"Post no banners, sound no trumpets. The victory is not won until peace is secured for the humblest human being."

Archival Overview

Revered American writer, director, and producer during the Golden Age of Radio whose patriotic broadcast On a Note of Triumph celebrated the end of World War II in Europe before 60 million listeners.

Biographical Record

Norman Lewis Corwin began in journalism before joining CBS Radio in 1938. He elevated radio from mere entertainment into a serious literary art form, writing, directing, and producing dramatic radio plays that featured Orson Welles, Bette Davis, and Frank Sinatra.

On May 8, 1945, Corwin broadcast 'On a Note of Triumph' to commemorate VE-Day, which was heard by an estimated 60 million people and hailed by Carl Sandburg as an epic of democracy. Corwin was nominated for an Academy Award for screenwriting 'Lust for Life' (1956) and was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

Key Life Milestones

1945

On a Note of Triumph Broadcast

Wrote and directed the historic VE-Day radio broadcast heard by 60 million Americans.

1956

Academy Award Nomination for Lust for Life

Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Vincente Minnelli's biographical drama about Vincent van Gogh.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cremated, private memorial
Los Angeles, United States
GPS: 34.0522, -118.2437
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