Malvin Daniel Wald (August 8, 1917 – 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
Films Year Film Credit Notes 1941Two in a TaxiWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Howard J. Green" and "Morton Thompson" 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointStory By1943The Powers GirlScreenplay By The UnderdogStory ByCo-Wrote Story with "Lawrence E. Taylor"Jive JunctionStory By, Screenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Irving Wallace" and "Walter Doniger"1948The Naked CityStory By, Screenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Albert Maltz"Behind Locked DoorsStory By, Screenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Eugene Ling"The Dark PastAdaption By1949The Undercover ManAdditional DialogueNot WantedWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Paul Jarrico" and "Ida Lupino" 1950OutrageWritten By, Produced ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Ida Lupino" and "Collier Young" 1951On The LooseStory By, Associate ProducerCo-Wrote Story with "Collier Young" 1952H.C. Andersen's SagorScreenplay By 1954Meet The FamilyScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Jack Jacobs" 1955Battle TaxiStory By, Screenplay ByCo-Wrote Story with "Art Arthur" 1957Man On FireStory ByCo-Wrote Story with "Jack Jacobs" 1958Street of DarknessWritten ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Maurice Tombragel"1959Al CaponeCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Henry F. Greenberg"The Boy Who Owned a MelephantStory ByShort Film 1961The Steel ClawScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "George Montgomery" and "Ferde Grofé Jr." 1969Venus In FursScreenplay By 1979In Search of Historic JesusScreenplay By 1980The Legend Of Sleepy HollowScreenplay ByCo-Wrote Screenplay with "Jack Jacobs" and "Thomas C. Chapman"
Television Year TV Series Credit Notes 1951Hollywood Opening NightWriter1 Episode 1952–54Fireside TheatreWriter2 Episodes 1953Your Favorite StoryWriter4 Episodes1954Lux Video TheatreWriter1 EpisodeTales of Hans AndersonWriter1 EpisodeThe Joe Palooka StoryWriter1 EpisodeThe Ray Milland ShowWriter1 Episode1955Rheingold TheaterWriter1 EpisodeThe MillionaireWriter1 EpisodeTreasury Men in ActionWriter1 EpisodeJungle JimWriter2 EpisodesMy Friend FlickaWriter2 EpisodesBrave EagleWriter2 Episodes1956The Alcoa HourWriter1 EpisodeScreen Directors PlayhouseWriter1 EpisodeWarner Bros. PresentsWriter1 EpisodeGoodyear PlayhouseWriter1 EpisodeLassieWriter1 EpisodeEthel Barrymore TheatreWriter1 EpisodeJudge Roy BeanWriter1 Episode1957West PointWriter1 EpisodeCavalcade of AmericaWriter1 EpisodeWire ServiceWriter1 EpisodeNavy LogWriter1 EpisodePlayhouse 90Writer1 EpisodeThe George Sanders Mystery TheaterWriter1 EpisodeThe Restless GunWriter1 EpisodePerry MasonWriter1 Episode 1957–58The Silent ServiceWriter3 Episodes1958The Loretta Young ShowWriter1 EpisodeHave Gun – Will TravelWriter1 EpisodeClimax!Writer2 EpisodesBehind Closed DoorsWriter1 EpisodePeter GunnWriter1 Episode 1958–60Shirley Temple's StorybookWriter2 Episodes 1959–61Lock-UpWriter2 Episodes 1960Assignment: UnderwaterWriter1 Episode 1960–61The Case of the Dangerous RobinWriter3 Episodes 1961The Many Loves of Dobie GillisWriter1 Episode1962Combat!Writer1 EpisodeThe DuPont Show of the WeekWriter1 Episode 1963The Great AdventureWriter1 Episode 1966–68DaktariWriter, Associate Producer16 Episodes 1967Untamed FrontierWriter1 Episode 1969The Mod SquadWriter1 Episode 1977–78The Life and Times of Grizzly AdamsWriter9 Episodes1979Greatest Heros of The BibleWriter1 EpisodeThe Littlest HoboWriter2 Episodes
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External links
'Naked City' writer Malvin Wald dies