Norman Corwin and Jimmy Stewart
Norman Corwin, also called the “poet laureate of radio, celebrated his 100th birthday this month (May 3, 1910). Wow! Can you imagine all he has seen in 100 years?
He is an American writer and teacher of journalism and writing. His greatest success was achieved in the writing and directing of radio drama during the 1930s and 1940s.
Corwin has won the One World Award, two Peabody Medals, an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a duPont-Columbia Award; he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Lust for Life (1956).
A documentary film on Corwin's life, A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin won an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Feature) in 2006. Les Guthman's feature documentary on Mr. Corwin's career, Corwin aired on PBS in the 1990s. He was inducted into the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Diamond Circle in 1994.
Corwin wrote and produced over 100 programs during the golden age of radio.
If you haven't heard it, you really should listen to the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, “We Hold These Truths” by Norman Corwin. Every American should hear it at least once. The dramatic show was broadcast from New York, Washington, D.C., and Hollywood, California. Performers included: Edward Arnold, Lionel Barrymore, Bob Burns, Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Marjorie Main, Edward G. Robinson, Jimmy Stewart, Rudy Vallee, and Orson Welles, with concluding remarks by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The music was composed by Bernard Herrman, and the national anthem was conducted by Leopold Stokowski.
You can listen to it here.
or download it here
visit Corwins's Website: NormanCorwin.com
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