William Ludwig(1912-1999)

Writer

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William Ludwig was born on 26 May 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Mélodie interrompue (1955), Oklahoma! (1955) and Le grand Caruso (1951). He was married to Susan Riesenfeld. He died on 7 February 1999 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Mélodie interrompue (1955)

Mélodie interrompue

6.7

Writer

1955

Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)

7.0

Writer

1955

Ann Blyth and Mario Lanza in Le grand Caruso (1951)

Le grand Caruso

6.5

Writer

1951

Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in Le prince étudiant (1954)

Le prince étudiant

6.5

Writer

1954

Credits

Writer

The 50th Annual Academy Awards
7.2
TV Special
- Writer
- 1978
48th Annual Academy Awards
5.6
TV Special
- Writer
- 1976
45th Annual Academy Awards
6.8
TV Special
- Writer
- 1973
Histoire d'un amour
6.6
- screenplay
- 1961
Terreur dans la vallée
6.2
- screenplay
- 1957
Dix mille chambres à coucher
5.6
- written by
- 1957
Oklahoma!
7.0
- screen play
- 1955
Mélodie interrompue
6.7
- written by
- 1955
La fille de l'amiral
6.5
- screenplay
- 1955
Athena
5.9
- written by
- 1954
Le prince étudiant
6.5
- written for the screen by
- 1954
La veuve joyeuse
5.7
- screenplay
- 1952
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
6.0
- screen play by: episode one
- 1951
Le grand Caruso
6.5
- written by
- 1951
L'ombre sur le mur
6.7
- screen play
- 1950

Personal details

Born
- May 26, 1912
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- February 7, 1999
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
Spouse
- Susan Riesenfeld? - February 7, 1999 (his death)

Did you know

Trivia
Contract writer at MGM, 1938 to 1957.

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When did William Ludwig die?
February 7, 1999
How did William Ludwig die?
Parkinson's disease
How old was William Ludwig when he died?
86 years old
Where did William Ludwig die?
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
When was William Ludwig born?
May 26, 1912

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