Biography
Malvin Daniel Wald (August 8, 1917 β March 6, 2008) was an American screenwriter most famous for writing the 1948 police drama The Naked City, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. He wrote over 150 scripts for motion pictures and TV shows including Peter Gunn, Daktari, and Perry Mason. He also served with the Army Air Forces and taught screenwriting at the University of Southern California. He died at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles from age-related causes at age 90.
Filmography
all 48
Writer 45
Movies 30
TV Shows 18
self 1
Screenplay 1
Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
Movie
Writer
Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)
Movie
Writer
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
Movie
Writer
Marilyn Monroe (1986)
Movie
Writer
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
Movie
Writer
In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
Movie
Writer
Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (1979)
Movie
Writer
Venus in Furs (1969)
Movie
Writer
The Mod Squad (1968)
TV
6
Writer
Around the World of Mike Todd (1968)
Movie
Writer
Daktari (1966)
TV
Writer
Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story (1963)
Movie
Writer
Combat! (1962)
TV
6
Writer
The Steel Claw (1961)
Movie
Writer
Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
TV
Writer
Assignment: Underwater (1960)
TV
Writer
The Boy Who Owned a Melephant (1959)
Movie
Writer
Lock Up (1959)
TV
Writer
Al Capone (1959)
Movie
Teleplay
Behind Closed Doors (1958)
TV
Writer
Peter Gunn (1958)
TV
6
Writer
Street of Darkness (1958)
Movie
Writer
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
TV
Writer
The Restless Gun (1957)
TV
Writer
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Writer
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Writer
Man on Fire (1957)
Movie
Writer
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
TV
Writer
My Friend Flicka (1955)
TV
Writer
Brave Eagle (1955)
TV
Writer
Battle Taxi (1955)
Movie
Writer
What Price Freedom (1955)
Movie
Writer
Climax! (1954)
TV
Writer
Your Favorite Story (1953)
TV
Writer
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Writer
On the Loose (1951)
Movie
Writer
Outrage (1950)
Movie
Writer
Not Wanted (1949)
Movie
Writer
The Undercover Man (1949)
Movie
Writer
The Dark Past (1948)
Movie
Screenplay / Story
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
Movie
Writer
The Naked City (1948)
Movie
6
Writer
Jive Junction (1943)
Movie
Writer
The Underdog (1943)
Movie
Writer
The Powers Girl (1943)
Movie
Writer
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Movie
Writer
Two in a Taxi (1941)
Movie
Ratings
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1952
1958
1955
2004
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1917-08-08
Deathday2008-03-06 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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