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Walter Newman

Screenwriter | * 02/11/1916 († 77, 10/14/1993) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Walter Brown Newman (11 February 1916 – 14 October 1993) was an American radio writer and screenwriter active from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. He was nominated three times for Academy Awards (Ace in the Hole, Cat Ballou, and Bloodbrothers), but he is best-known for a work that never made it to the screen: his unproduced original script Harrow Alley, which "has achieved legendary status in Hollywood." Newman earned a bachelor's degree at New York University and studied law at Harvard University. After working as a publicist in New York and serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he moved to Los Angeles and began writing radio dramas. Newman's radio writing included scripts for Escape, Suspense, and The Halls of Ivy as well as the first broadcast episode of Gunsmoke. He is not officially credited for his screenplays for The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, having renounced credit after sharp disagreements with the director, John Sturges in both cases, over changes made during shooting. Newman was born in New York Cit... ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Walter Newman

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay 2x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Walter Newman as Crew(11)

Writing/Writer1979 The Champ
Writing/Screenplay1978 Bloodbrothers
Writing/Screenplay1965 Cat Ballou
Writing/Writer1962 The Interns
Writing/Screenplay1960 The Magnificent Seven
Writing/Writer1959 Crime and Punishment USA
Writing/Screenplay1957 The True Story of Jesse James
Writing/Story1956 Magoo's Canine Mutiny
Writing/Screenplay1955 Underwater!
Writing/Screenplay1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
Writing/Writer1951 Ace in the Hole

TV Shows/Series with Walter Newman as Crew(6)

Production/Production Executive2017 The Jellies
Production/Production Executive2012 The Eric Andre Show
Writing/Writer1963 The Richard Boone Show
Creator/Creator1962 The Beachcomber
Writing/Writer1954 Climax!

Full Name: Walter Newman
Born: Friday, 02/11 1916 (February) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 10/14 1993 (October) in Sherman Oaks (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Other names for Walter Newman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Walter Newman (screenwriter)"
Walter Newman frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (9x, Actor)
Michael Rennie (7x, Actor)
Lloyd Bridges (6x, Actor)
Richard Boone (6x, Actor)
Cedric Hardwicke (6x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (6x, Actor)
Wallace Ford (5x, Actor)
John Forsythe (5x, Actor)
Elizabeth Patterson (5x, Actress)
Mona Freeman (5x, Actress)
Eduardo Ciannelli (5x, Actor)
John Sturges (3x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Walter Newman

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:339706, Added: 08/14/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024