Saul Levitt Explained

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.^[1]

Levitt was born in New York City^[1] and died of heart failure on September 30, 1977.^{[2] [1]}

Levitt served with the United States Army Air Corps in World War II as a B-17 bomber crewman with the 100th Bomb Group,^[3] 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,^[2] 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)^{[4] [3]}
• The Andersonville Trial (1960)^{[5] [6]}
• The True Glory (1945)^{[7] [8]}
• A Covenant with Death (1967)^[7]
• The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)^{[7] [9]}

Awards

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation for: The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV)^{[10] [11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. News: Kleiman . Dena . Saul Levitt, Playwright, Dies; Wrote 'The Andersonville Trial' . . 1 September 1977 . December 5, 2017.
2. Web site: 100th Bomb Group (Heavy) Foundation . Home . 10 October 1943 . December 5, 2017.
3. Book: Wald, A.M. . Trinity of Passion: The Literary Left and the Antifascist Crusade . University of North Carolina Press . 2011 . 978-0-8078-8236-8 . December 5, 2017 . 197.
4. Book: Levitt, S. . The Sun is Silent . Harper . 1951 . December 5, 2017.
5. Book: Holsinger, M.P. . War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia . Greenwood Press . Occupational Safety and Health Guide . 1999 . 978-0-313-29908-7 . December 5, 2017 . 81.
6. Book: Kabatchnik, A. . Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection . Scarecrow Press . 2011 . 978-0-8108-7784-9 . December 5, 2017 . 335.
7. Web site: Saul Levitt . Samuel French – Plays . 20 November 2017 . December 5, 2017.
8. Web site: The Andersonville Trial . The Peabody Awards . December 5, 2017.
9. Web site: Saul Levitt . Playbill . June 2, 1971 . December 5, 2017.
10. Web site: The Andersonville Trial on DVD/Blu-ray 2012 . Broadway on Video Database (BroadwayWorld.com) . December 5, 2017.
11. Book: Brooks . T. . Marsh . E.F. . The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present . Random House Publishing Group . 2009 . 978-0-307-48320-1 . December 5, 2017 . 1640.
12. Book: Browne . R.B. . Browne . P. . The Guide to United States Popular Culture . Bowling Green State University Popular Press . 2001 . 978-0-87972-821-2 . December 5, 2017 . 38.