Saul Levitt (March 13, 1911 – 1977) was an American playwright and author, best known for his successful play ''

The Andersonville Trial ''The Andersonville Trial'' is an American television adaptation of a 1959 hit Broadway play by Saul Levitt. It was presented as an episode of the PBS anthology series '' Hollywood Television Theatre'' on May 17, 1970. Description The movie wa ...

'', based on

MacKinlay Kantor MacKinlay Kantor (February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977), born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded th ...

's Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel '' Andersonville''. Levitt's play was later made into an Emmy award-winning movie. Levitt was born in

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and died of heart failure on September 30, 1977. Levitt served with the

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as a

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bomber crewman with the

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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 The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation for: ''The Andersonville Trial'' (1970) (TV)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levitt, Saul 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