Edward Anhalt

Edward Anhalt (March 28, 1914 – September 3, 2000) was an American screenwriter, producer, and documentary filmmaker. After working as a journalist and documentary filmmaker for Pathé and CBS-TV, he teamed with his wife Edna Anhalt, one of his five wives, during World War II to write pulp fiction.

For the event promoter, see Edward Francis Anhalt.

Edward Anhalt
BornMarch 28, 1914
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 2000(2000-09-03) (aged 86)
Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, documentary filmmaker

As a screenwriter, Anhalt won two Academy Awards: He shared the Oscar for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story with his wife Edna Anhalt for Panic in the Streets (1950) and a second Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for Becket (1964).

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